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Australia Changing Times: Burke and Wills
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Author: Barrie ShepardIllustrator:
| Retail Price: | $29.95 |
| Betabooks Price | $23.96 |
ISBN: 9781740708142
Format: Hardback
Published: June 2004
Published By: Echidna Books
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Published: June 2004
Published By: Echidna Books
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Titles that are READY TO SHIP will be sent from our warehouse within 2 business days while stocks last. Click here for more details.
Product Description
In 1861, Burke and Wills became the first non-Aboriginal people to cross Australia from south to north. They are remembered for this amazing feat of endurance. But they did not survive - they died on the return journey after reaching the mangrove swamps of the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Were they heroic explorers? Or did foolish choices and poor leadership turn their expedition into a disaster that could have been avoided? Read about what happened in Burke and Wills - Heroes or Fools? and see what you think.