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Synopsis
Stories of the men who mapped Australia Heroes and hooligans, sailors, buccaneers and bushmen Did you know...that as a boy Captain Cook ran away from home? that Ludwig Leichhardt ate stewed cockatoo for Christmas dinner 1844? that Burke and Wills took rum for their camels? Find out...about Aboriginal songlines - maps as poetry how sailors mapped the Great South Land, bit by bit who solved the riddle of the rivers who won the race to cross the continent, risking death in the desert These are the people behind the names on maps - men of amazing courage and endurance.
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Synopsis
An account of how Aborigines, Macassans and Europeans came to Australia, how they charted the coastline, and the adventures of those who explored the inland. The text examines when, where, why and how they travelled, and how the character and outlook of different explorers affected their success.
About the Author
John Nicholson is an author, illustrator and ex-architect. We have published five of his books, including The First Fleet, Gold! (shortlisted in the 1995 CBC Information Book awards) and The Cruellest Place on Earth (True Stories).
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin Children's Books
- ISBN 10 1864481005
- ISBN 13 9781864481006
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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