To Hell and High Water tells the story of the quest of two brothers
to conquer the extreme conditions of outback Australia, recreating
the Bourke to Hungerford 'tramp' that influenced some of Australian
literary legend Henry Lawson's greatest works. The book is part
autobiography and part biography. It is an autobiography of the
author's experiences with his brother overcoming significant
obstacles to achieve his dream of walking in Lawson's footsteps. It
paints a vivid picture of some of Australia's most remote country,
the challenges and dangers, the heat, the distance, mosquitoes,
blisters and thirst. At the same time it blends in the biography of
Henry Lawson's captivating life including his marriage, struggles
with alcoholism, his suicide attempt, influences upon his writing
and his ideals of mateship. Extracts of Lawson's own writing have
been carefully selected and woven into the narrative in a manner
that draws parallels between the two experiences and offers fresh
insights into his life. It is a story both of Australia's past and
Australia's present-in fact a relatively little known past and
present. As Henry Lawson wrote: "And in the land of
Lord-knows-where- Right up and furthest out-You find a new
Australia there That we know nought about." This is an opportunity
for readers to find out about an Australia that they know "nought
about." This book is also the story of an ordinary person achieving
extraordinary things through unwavering mateship and a dogged
determination never to give up.
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