Author: Moorehead, Alan
Edition: First Edition
Number Of Pages: 222
Release Date: 01-12-1963
Details: Alan Moorhead's scholarly reconstruction of the Burke and Wills 1860 Expedition based on Melbourne's State Library's Expedition documents, the Explorer's diaries and letters , the evidence of the Royal Commission and his own expedition following the Explorer's route, camping where the Explorers camped, attempting to see the terrain through their eyes. Chapter headings are as follows: The Ghastly Blank. Sturt. The Expedition Assembles. The Journey to Menindie. Menindie to Cooper's Creek. To the Gulf. The Rearguard. The Return from the Gulf. Back to Menindie. . Towards Mount Hopeless. The Rescue Party Set out. Howittt's March. Back to Melbourne. The Royal Commission. The Public Penance. Note. Index.
EAN: 9780241901182
Languages: English
Binding: Hardcover
Item Note: First edition hardback, 1963. Dust jacket and volume in VT condition.
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood