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Journals of Expeditions of Discovery Into Central Australia, and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the Years 1840-1 2 Volume Set

by Edward John Eyre

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14.3 x 21.9 x 6.4 cm

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In 1832, aged just seventeen, the future colonial governor Edward John Eyre (1815-1901) set sail from London for Australia. The farming life that awaited him laid the foundations of an enduring interest in the topography, anthropology and zoology of his adopted homeland. Following an initial expedition in 1839, in 1840 Eyre set out on his pioneering trek from Adelaide to Western Australia. The year-long adventure financially ruined the explorer, but won him the coveted gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society for discovering Lake Torrens. Published in 1845, this two-volume account of the expedition made Eyre a household name in Britain and fuelled popular interest in the former penal colony. It reveals the hardship experienced on the journey, including conflicts within the party, desperate searches for water, and the murder of an overseer. It concludes with a fascinating account of the celebratory aborigine reception that awaited the survivors.
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  • Author

    Edward John Eyre

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2011

  • Weight

    1340g

  • Dimensions

    14.3 x 21.9 x 6.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108038997

  • ISBN-10

    1108038999

  • Eden Code

    5092706

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