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Outback - The Discovery of Australia's Interior (Hardcover)
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Outback - The Discovery of Australia's Interior (Hardcover)
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List price R455
Loot Price R394
Discovery Miles 3 940
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In 1800, while the coast of Australia had finally been charted, the
vast interior of the continent, and routes across its deserts and
mountains from north to south and east to west lay all
undiscovered. By 1874, its lands had been all but won. Derek
Parker's new and exciting book gathers together the stories of
those intrepid explorers who, often against great odds, on journeys
of months or even years, beat starvation, inadequate information
and mapping, disease and loss, to forge a route which would enable
the country's development. From early explorers, who were generally
escaped convicts, to the son of a Lincolnshire surgeon who coined
the name 'Australia'; from explorers Major Mitchell, who
slaughtered aborigines, to Sir George Grey, who learnt their
language, recorded their culture and came to love and understand
them; and from the greatest overland expedition in Australian
history in 1844 to continued failed attempts to find a mythical
'inland sea', this is a fascinating read. Illustrated by portraits,
contemporary sketches and documents, and maps, this is a collection
of tales of courage and determination despite overwhelming odds.
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