Explorations in Australia I-Explorations in Search of Dr Leichardt and Party. II-From Perth to Adelaide, Around the Great Australian Bight. III-from Champion Bay, Across the Desert to the Telegraph and to Adelaide |
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| Author:
| Forrest, John |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-10762-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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John Forrest (1847-1918), was an Australian surveyor, explorer, and, later, politician. In this 1875 account of the three expeditions into the Western Australian interior which made him famous, he describes the geology, vegetation, and wildlife of the routes, the constant concern of finding water, and the expeditions' triumphal reception.
John Forrest (1847-1918), was an Australian surveyor, explorer, and, later, politician. In this 1875 account of the three expeditions into the Western Australian interior which made him famous, he describes the geology, vegetation, and wildlife of the routes, the constant concern of finding water, and the expeditions' triumphal reception.