The River by Chris Hammer - ISBN: 9780522881424
Paperback
Australia’s dying river: A journey through loss, laughter, and prophecy.

The River

A Journey Through the Murray-Darling Basin

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    14 May 2025

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Summary

Australia’s major river system is collapsing. Parts of it are dying; parts of it are already dead. Australia’s most significant river no longer reaches the sea. I look out into the dim autumn light and wonder once again how it has come to this …

Join award-winning author Chris Hammer on a journey through Australia’s largest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin. His travels during the crippling millennium drought take us through riverland communities, sharing the laughter, sadness an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522881424
ISBN-10:0522881424
Author:Chris Hammer
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:14 May 2025
Weight:370g
Dimensions:30mm x 236mm x 154mm
About The Author

Chris Hammer

Christopher Hammer lives in Australia and was a journalist for over thirty years. As a foreign correspondent, he reported from more than thirty countries on six continents, as well as covering Australian national politics for television, newspapers, and magazines. Following the breakout success of his debut novel, Scrublands, he now writes fiction full time.

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