Product Information
Today more than 22 million jars of Vegemite are sold each year, but when the salty black paste was first produced in 1923 the public wasn't interested. In fact, it took ather fifteen years and a world war before we embraced it. The Man Who Invented Vegemite spans the Gold Rush, the Depression and two world wars and it opens a fascinating window both on the evolution of modern Australia and the quiet achievements, and tragedies, of one man. Jamie Callister sets out to learn more about the grandfather he never met and, along the way, discovers that extraordinary things can happen to (almost) ordinary people.Product Identifiers
PublisherNickelodeon Press
ISBN-101742668569
ISBN-139781742668567
eBay Product ID (ePID)117491924
Product Key Features
Book TitleMan Who Invented Vegemite : the True Story Behind an Australian Icon
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, General, Australia & New Zealand
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJamie Callister
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Place of PublicationMillers Point
Spine19mm
PrizesShortlisted for Queensland Literary Awards: Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year 2013.
Country of PublicationAustralia
Author BiographyJames Callister was born in Melbourne in 1960. After university, he travelled and worked overseas for several years before moving to Queensland. He has since worked in television and media as well as building and construction. A keen surfer, Jamie lives on the Sunshine Coast with his wife and three children. This is his first book.
First Published2012
Content NoteIllustrations