The Marvellous Funambulist of Middle Harbour and Other Sydney Firsts

Who fought the first duel in Sydney? Where were the citys first dancing horses? And who was the daredevil who crossed Middle Harbour on a tightrope in 1877?

This whimsical, witty history of Sydney will entertain children like nothing else theyve seen. In a series of unexpected, adventurous and just plain crazy firsts, Hilary Bell and Matthew Martin trace the events, people and places that have shaped their city, however unintentionally. Where else will you find Sydneys first surfer-girl sharing pages with the astonishing tightrope-walking feats of the marvellous funambulist himself, Henri LEstrange? See more