Over the last 40 years, Jonathan King has brought history to life,
re-enacting events such as the First Fleet's voyage across the high
seas to Botany Bay, the mutiny against ship's captain William Bligh
on the Bounty, Matthew Flinders' troubled circumnavigation of Terra
Australis, Ernest Shackleton's death-defying dash across the icy
waters of the Antarctic Ocean, and Marco Polo's passage from China.
Along the way, King has encountered a cast of mavericks, rogues,
entrepreneurs, dignitaries, and politicians -- a veritable who's
who of Australia and beyond. These include bushman R.M. Williams,
singers Slim Dusty and Helen Reddy, actor Jack Thompson, media
magnate Rupert Murdoch, great train robber Ronnie Biggs, explorer
Edmund Hillary, boxer Muhammad Ali, Palestinian leader Yasser
Arafat, rock star Sting -- and even Queen Elizabeth II. So join
this bestselling author and historian as he recounts his
spectacular adventures: jackarooing on outback stations; trekking
the Amazon to meet a remote tribe; sailing the perilous waters of
the Atlantic; riding a traditional junk in the South China Sea;
being detained by Spanish border guards; and becoming caught in an
Antarctic hurricane, just metres from reaching Shackleton's grave.
These extraordinary tales will leave you breathless, dazzled, and
inspired by King's persistence and sheer courage in bringing
history to life.
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