The Dig Tree : the story of bravery, insanity, and the race to discover Australia's wild fontier / S...
The Dig Tree : the story of bravery, insanity, and the race to discover Australia's wild fontier / S...
The Dig Tree : the story of bravery, insanity, and the race to discover Australia's wild fontier / Sarah Murgatroyd.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Broadway Books, 2002.
Date
2002.
Call Numbers
919.4043/10
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 355 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Broadway Books, 2002.
Edition
1st Broadway Books hardcover ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
"The Dig Tree is the story of eighteen explorers - not one of them with an ounce of experience - who departed Melbourne's Royal Park on August 20, 1860, with a send-off by a crowd of ten thousand well-wishers, on a mission to chart the wild Australian frontier. Led by a mercurial police officer, an alcoholic camel handler, an American fortune hunte...
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The Dig Tree : the story of bravery, insanity, and the race to discover Australia's wild fontier / Sarah Murgatroyd.
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Notes
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Originally published: Melbourne, Vic. : Text Pub. Co., 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-350) and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
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919.4043/10
Record Identifier
74Vv45JP6OQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv45JP6OQX
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ISBN
0767908287
9780767908283
DDC
919.4043
MMS ID
991015647379702626
