The first fully documented story of the strange drama - familiar to every Australian child - that took place in the remote interior of Australia 150 years ago. More than any other incident in Australia's history the story of Burke, the dashing but inexperienced expedition leader and Wills, his heroic second-in-command, evokes the memory of the early settlers and the seemingly insurmountable odds they sought to overcome. From the days the expedition set off from the rich, gold-rush town of Melbourne through the triumphant ...
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The first fully documented story of the strange drama - familiar to every Australian child - that took place in the remote interior of Australia 150 years ago. More than any other incident in Australia's history the story of Burke, the dashing but inexperienced expedition leader and Wills, his heroic second-in-command, evokes the memory of the early settlers and the seemingly insurmountable odds they sought to overcome. From the days the expedition set off from the rich, gold-rush town of Melbourne through the triumphant crossing of the continent to the heartbreaking return to base camp at Cooper's Creek, this is an epic adventure in the grand manner told by a master.
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Good. Acceptable Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Hardcover. Bottom third of front jacket missing. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex library. A plastic cover is stuck to the jacket and the back hinge is going-such a pity as this copy is signed by the author.
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Good; Collectible. Harper, 1963; 1st edition. Good HC, no DJ. Black cloth over boards, gilt letters; map end papers. Clean, lightly scuffed covers and spine; faded on spine and slightly along cover edges; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. Typed note laid in from Cass Canfield to Henry S. Commager presenting this book and asking for comment. Henry Steele Commager was a noted author and historian (NYU, Columbia & Amherst). Cass Canfield was the longtime president of Harper publishing and an author. 8vo, 222 pp; index; illustrated.