Author: John Bailey
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, Australian History, Australian Explorers John McDouall Stuart led six expeditions into the centre of Australia and beyond, succeeding where others had failed to cross Australia south to north and return.
John Bailey reveals insights into this intrepid explorer, his financial backers, the Chamber Brothers, and what drove this social misfit to return to the inhospitable regions of Central Australia. With meticulous research and the narrative skill of a first rate novelist, Bailey reveals the motives and consequences of this extraordinary exploring feat with easy readability.
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: MacMillan
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