A gripping story.MELBOURNE AGE: A tale of triumph against all oddsAustralia had to find a new name for men such as Aidan O'Brien: he had become too wealthy and too powerful to be called an ex-convict. This Irish-Australian classic has been published in six international editions and numerous reprints since it was first published by Pan McMillan in 1985. Following Aidan O'Brien from the age of five in County Clare in 1829, to the age of fifty-six in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales in 1879, The Emancipist covers fifty years of some of the most turbulent times in the history of Ireland and Australia. This Kindle edition is the first to contain material left out of the original publication, and reintroduces beloved characters to new generations of readers interested in Irish and Australian history and incidents that helped shape both nations.