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Sydney. Fine. 2006. 1st Edition reprinted. Paperback. 140503730x . With illustrations, a fine copy. On 14 May 1858, an expedition of discovery led by John McDouall Stuart departed from a copper mine located on the very edge of the known world in the North Flinders Ranges. The Australian continent stretched for another 2,000 kilometres to the north and 2,500 to the west and no white man had the slightest idea of what was there. It was to be the first of six expeditions mounted by Stuart, then aged 42, as he sought to uncover the mysteries of the interior and forge a path to the north. Ultimately he was to become part of a race across the continent, his rivals being the Burke and Wills expedition. In the end Stuart was to be the first European to cross Australia from south to north and return again, as the cumbersome expedition of Burke and Wills turned from farce to tragedy. Yet his hero's homecoming was to be shortlived. MR STUART'S TRACK is a fascinating study of a loner, an…
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Mr Stuart's Track: The Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer Paperback - 2006
by Bailey, John
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- Title Mr Stuart's Track: The Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer
- Author Bailey, John
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- Publisher Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, Sydney
- Date 2006
- ISBN 9781405037303
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Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2006. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 335 pages, indexed, illustrated with black and white plates, maps, annotated. The pages are lightly tanned, and there's a light verircal strak along the spine strip, else clean, unmarked and solid. "On 14 May 1858, an expedition of discovery led by John McDouall Stuart departed from a copper mine located on the very edge of the known world in the North Flinders Ranges. It was to be the first of six expeditions mounted by Stuart. Stuart was to be the first European to cross Australia from south to north and return again. Yet his hero's homecoming was short lived. Mr Stuart's Track is a fascinating study of a loner, an explorer of no fixed abode, who battled alcoholism and ill health to push himself to the limits of endurance. John Bailey has brilliantly re-created the life and journeys of Australia's greatest, and least understood, explorer."
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Pan Macmillan Australia, 2006. Softcover. Near Fine. AUSTRALIANA Exploration Biography'A fascinating study of a loner who battled alcoholism and ill-health to push himself to the limits of endurance in crossing straight through the red centre to the northern seas. With meticulous research and narrative skill, John Bailey has brilliantly recreated the life of Australia's greatest - and least understood - explorer.' Stuart, John McDouall, 1815-1866. | Explorers -- Australia -- Biography. | Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- 1788-1851. xi, 335 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. #1019/301123/080324 First Edition Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
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