Description: Further DetailsTitle: Burke and WillsCondition: NewSubtitle: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous ExplorersAuthor: Peter FitzSimonsFormat: PaperbackISBN-10: 1472128990EAN: 9781472128997ISBN: 9781472128997Publisher: ConstableGenre: HistoryTopic: Science Nature & MathRelease Date: 04/05/2018Description: 'They have left here today!' he calls to the others. When King puts his hand down above the ashes of the fire, it is to find it still hot. There is even a tiny flame flickering from the end of one log. They must have left just hours ago.'MELBOURNE, 20 AUGUST 1860. In an ambitious quest to be the first Europeans to cross the harsh Australian continent, the Victorian Exploring Expedition sets off, farewelled by 15,000 cheering well-wishers. Led by Robert O'Hara Burke, a brave man totally lacking in the bush skills necessary for his task; surveyor and meteorologist William Wills; and 17 others, the expedition took 20 tons of equipment carried on six wagons, 23 horses and 26camels.Almost immediately plagued by disputes and sackings, the expeditioners battled the extremes of the Australian landscape and weather: its deserts, the boggy mangrove swamps of the Gulf, the searing heat and flooding rains. Food ran short and, unable to live off the land, the men nevertheless mostly spurned the offers of help from the local Indigenous people.In desperation, leaving the rest of the party at the expedition's depot on Coopers Creek, Burke, Wills and John King made a dash for the Gulf in December 1860. Bad luck and bad management would see them miss by just hours a rendezvous back at Coopers Creek, leaving them stranded in the wilderness with practically no supplies. Only King survived to tell the tale.Yet, despite their tragic fates, the names of Burke and Wills have become synonymous with perseverance and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. They live on in Australia's history - and their story remains immediate and compelling.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 54mmItem Weight: 872gRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Burke and Wills
Publication Name: Burke and Wills
Title: Burke and Wills
Subtitle: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers
Author: Peter FitzSimons
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1472128990
EAN: 9781472128997
ISBN: 9781472128997
Publisher: Constable
Genre: History
Topic: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 04/05/2018
Release Year: 2018
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 235mm
Item Length: 156mm
Item Width: 54mm
Item Weight: 872g
