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Pier 9, Australia, 2007. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Combing the heroic, the tragic, the bizarre & the humorous, this book leads the reader along the intriguing highways & byways of Australian exploration. These ripping yarns provide the kind of detailed insight that our history class never gave us into the character & deeds of the brave men - and women - who mapped the continent the dreadful risks they took, why they did it, & how they managed to survive (or not). Impeccably researched & featuring many extracts from explorers' diaries & letters, it is packed with fascinating details about the character, experiences, motovations & tools of the trade of Australian colonial explorers." Size: 180mm - 250mm. 282 pages. Covers have some light shelf-wear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Exploration; Australia; History. ISBN: 1741960487. ISBN/EAN: 9781741960488. Inventory No: 18687. . 9781741960488
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Australia's Pioneers, Heroes & Fools: The Trials, Tribulations, and Tricks of the Trade of Australia's Colonial Explorers Hardcover - 2007
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- Title Australia's Pioneers, Heroes & Fools: The Trials, Tribulations, and Tricks of the Trade of Australia's Colonial Explorers
- Author Peter Macinnis
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Edition Unstated
- Pages 282
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Pier 9, Sydney
- Date 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781741960488 / 1741960487
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008378029
- Dewey Decimal Code 919.404
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Pier 9 January 2007. 2007. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover in d/w. 282pp very good, uncut page edges. Combining the heroic, the tragic, the bizarre and the humorous, this books takes you along the intriguing highways and byways of Australian exploration, focusing on the trick and tools of the explorer's trade and the trials and tribulations experienced on the journeys. .
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Millers Point NSW: Pier 9 an imprint of Murdoch Books, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 282 pages, indexed. The pages are lightly tanned, else the book is as new. "Combining the heroic, the tragic, the bizarre and the humorous, Australia's Pioneers, Heroes & Fools takes you along the intriguing highways and byways of Australian exploration, focusing on the tricks and tools of the explorer's trade and the trials and tribulations experienced on the journeys. Along with the famous explorers whose names are a part of Australian folklore, the intriguing stories of many of the other explorers who traversed the country are captured in this narrative. Indigenous Australians, female explorers, non-British pioneers and convicts all conducted significant explorations in this country, although their stories are not commonly featured in our history education. Impeccably researched and featuring many extracts from explorers' diaries and…
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