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ISBN: 9781876154943
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Languages : en
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First Across the Simpson Desert
Author: The Simpson Desert
Author: Mark ShephardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781876247072
Category : Desert biology
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Crossing the Dead Heart
Author: Cecil Thomas MadiganPublisher:
ISBN: 9781876247034
Category : Northern Territory
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
A true story of one of the epic adventures of desert exploration. In 1939 Dr. Cecil Madigan led his party of nine men and nineteen camels into the trackless and waterless Simpson Desert on an exciting mission never before attempted. This is a great Australian story of enterprise, scientific investigation, determination and human courage.
Desert Walker
Author: Denis BartellPublisher: Publicious Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780987281029
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
In his book DESERT WALKER, Denis Bartell, recipient of the Order of Australia and The Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year Gold Medallion 1994, relives many of his adventures into the outback of Australia. Tag along with him as he walks, boats, four- wheel drives and rides camels though some of the harshest terrain in the world. "The stuff legends are made of" Overlander Magazine December 1977 "Australia's most respected outback adventurer" Overlander Magazine May 1983 "Dick Smith landed his helicopter and climbed out to meet the adventurer he had been seeking." Australian Geographic June 1986 "A contemporary Australian explorer and one of the quintessential characters of Australia's inland." The Australian November 1994
Onslo
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922022691
Category : Birdsville (Qld.)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Climate Change in Deserts
Author: Martin WilliamsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107016916
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.
Dune is a Four-letter Word
Author: Griselda SpriggPublisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781862545403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Story of a family's desert adventures, including crossing the Simpson Desert by four-wheel drive, making Griselda Sprigg the first ever white woman to cross it. Tells how the Spriggs turned a drought-stricken sheep station into a flora and fauna reserve and tourist attraction. Themes are adventure, true love and family. Includes map and illustrations. Foreword by Dick Smith.
Skeletons on the Zahara
Author: Dean KingPublisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0759509697
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
b.A masterpiece of historical adventure, ISkeletons on the Zahara The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub -- and its barren and ever-changing coastline has baffled sailors for centuries. In August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility, starvation, dehydration, death and despair. Captured, robbed and enslaved, the sailors were dragged and driven through the desert by their new owners, who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight. Reduced to drinking urine, flayed by the sun, crippled by walking miles across burning stones and sand and losing over half of their body weights, the sailors struggled to hold onto both their humanity and their sanity. To reach safety, they would have to overcome not only the desert but also the greed and anger of those who would keep them in captivity. From the cold waters of the Atlantic to the searing Saharan sands, from the heart of the desert to the heart of man, Skeletons on the Zahara is a spectacular odyssey through the extremes and a gripping account of courage, brotherhood, and survival.
4WD Driving Skills
Author: Vic WidmanPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486312047
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
An essential guide to safe and responsible four-wheel driving. Modern four-wheel drive vehicles are powerful and sophisticated machines, able to travel almost anywhere. Given their growing popularity with recreational drivers, there is an even more pressing need for adequate training. Even on sealed roads these vehicles require a different set of driving skills; off-road, the demands are many times greater. This second edition of the bestselling 4WD Driving Skills complements nationally recognised training courses and has been fully revised to include updated vehicle terminology, technology and recovery techniques. It explains the essential skills of four-wheel driving for every type of on- and off-road terrain, how to approach challenging situations, and what to do if things go wrong. It is a valuable reference for all four-wheel drive enthusiasts.
The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts
Author: Mike SmithPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521407451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, exploring the cultural and environmental history of these drylands.