| The Journals of John McDouall Stuart During the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862: When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Cro Contributor(s): Stuart, John McDouall (Author), Hardman, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1139107607 ISBN-13: 9781139107600 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Australia & New Zealand - General |
| Dewey: 994.03 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John McDouall Stuart (1815-66) was a surveyor and a pioneering explorer of Australia. Born in Scotland, he emigrated in 1839 to Australia where he worked in surveying and made many expeditions into the outback. The treks he undertook from 1858 to 1862 are the focus of this account, published in 1864, and are compiled from Stuart's notes by William Hardman (1828-90). During these periods of exploration he managed - though suffering from scurvy - to cross the continent, and he also discovered various rivers and geographical features. Hardman's account uses Stuart's journals to give an account of six historic and often gruelling expeditions. The first was to the north-west; the following two were explorations around Lake Torrens; the fourth was an attempt to find the centre of the territory; a fifth involved a forced retreat after an aboriginal attack; and in the final one Stuart traversed the continent. |