Outback Pioneers
Great Achievers of the Australian Bush
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
26 October 2009
Summary
Thirteen stories of the men and women who have transformed the outback experience.In Outback Pionners, Evan McHugh gathers the enthralling stories of the men and women who opened up the Australian outback and in the process discovered the beauty and terror of this extraordinary country.We meet the little-known convict explorer John Wilson, the first European to cross the Blue Mountains (though history favours the proper English gentlemen Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson); we follow Australia’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143010760 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014301076X |
| Author: | Evan McHugh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 26 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Evan McHugh
Evan McHugh is a journalist who has written for newspapers, television and radio. His previous books include The Stockmen- The Making of an Australian Legend, Outback Stations, Bushrangers, The Drovers, Birdsville, Outback Pioneers, Outback Heroes and Shipwrecks- Australia’s Greatest Maritime Disasters. Evan’s book about true crime in the outback, Red Centre, Dark Heart, won the Ned Kelly Award for best non-fiction in 2008. He lives with his wife in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.
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