Outback Heroes
Australia's Greatest Bush Stories
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2005
Summary
The men and women you’ll meet in this fascinating book come in all shapes and sizes, from convicts and engineers to cattleduffers and anthropologists. These remarkable Australians share an extraordinary ability to survive the rigours of the bush. In Outback Heroes, Evan McHugh brings together his favourite ripping yarns from the Australian frontier. He begins with escaped convict William Buckley, who emerged from the forest after thirty-two years in the wild; re-examines the legends of the Ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143003717 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143003712 |
| Author: | Evan McHugh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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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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