Australia's Great Explorers

Description

The often harsh and unforgiving Australian landscape was a far cry from what the early colonisers were used to, and it proved a daunting obstacle to settlement. However, a few brave - and at times foolhardy - men were determined to prove themselves equal to the challenge. AUSTRALIA'S GREAT EXPLORERS looks at the tragedies and triumphs of men such as Wentworth and Lawson, Hume and Hovell, Burke and Wills, Leichhardt and Strzelecki as they battled to conquer the Great Diving Range, find an elusive inland sea, and traverse the length and breadth of this great country. This book is part of Exisle Publishing's Little Red Books series.
Every title in the Little Red Books series provides an overview of key events, people or places in Australian history. They cover the essentials, bringing the reader up to speed on the most important, fascinating or intriguing facts. Appealing to everyone from students to pensioners who've always wanted to "know a bit about that", they're an essential part of every Australian bookshelf.

Author description

Denis Gregory is a journalist and country correspondent for the 'Sydney Sun-Herald'. In 2004 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for 'Service to the rural community of NSW, particularly as a journalist'.

Table of contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Circumnavigating Australia Chapter 2: The Crossing of the Great Dividing Range Chapter 3: Discovering the Australian Interior Chapter 4: The Search for an Inland Sea Chapter 5: Opening up Australia's Pastoral lands Chapter 6: Four Years of Discovery Chapter 7: From the Flinders Ranges to the Nullabor Plain Chapter 8: Missing in Action Chapter 9: An Ill-fated Expedition to Australia's Centre Chapter 10: The First to Successfully Explore the Continent from South to North The Legacy of Australia's Explorers Bibliography Index