The Man Who Invented Vegemite - Softcover

Callister, Jamie

 
9781743360446: The Man Who Invented Vegemite

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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 another 15 years and a world war before Australia 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

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Jamie Callister is the grandson of Cyril Callister, the man who invented Vegemite. He has worked in television and media, as well as building and construction.

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ISBN 10:  1742668569 ISBN 13:  9781742668567
Verlag: Murdoch Books, 2012
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