Cape York: The Savage Frontier (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
At the very tip of the Australian continent, where the ancient rainforests meet the turquoise waters of the Torres Strait, lies a land that has tested the limits of human endurance for centuries — Cape York Peninsula. Rodney Liddell's Cape York: The Savage Frontier chronicles the brutal, fascinating, and often overlooked history of one of Australia's last great wildernesses, tracing the lives of the settlers, explorers, missionaries, and Indigenous peoples whose fates were irrevocably intertwined on this unforgiving frontier. With unflinching honesty, the narrative details the violent clashes, the gold rushes, the shipwrecks, and the extraordinary survival stories that shaped this remote corner of Queensland into a place of enduring legend. Liddell writes with the authority of a meticulous historian and the passion of a true adventurer, presenting a vivid tapestry of a region that refused to yield easily to colonisation or civilisation. His prose cuts through the romantic mythology of frontier life to uncover the raw, complex human drama beneath — a story of ambition, brutality, resilience, and remarkable courage. Rich in detail and uncompromising in scope, this is essential reading for anyone drawn to the untamed edges of Australian history, and a powerful reminder that the wilderness of Cape York still guards its secrets well.
Author: Rodney Liddell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1999
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
At the very tip of the Australian continent, where the ancient rainforests meet the turquoise waters of the Torres Strait, lies a land that has tested the limits of human endurance for centuries — Cape York Peninsula. Rodney Liddell's Cape York: The Savage Frontier chronicles the brutal, fascinating, and often overlooked history of one of Australia's last great wildernesses, tracing the lives of the settlers, explorers, missionaries, and Indigenous peoples whose fates were irrevocably intertwined on this unforgiving frontier. With unflinching honesty, the narrative details the violent clashes, the gold rushes, the shipwrecks, and the extraordinary survival stories that shaped this remote corner of Queensland into a place of enduring legend. Liddell writes with the authority of a meticulous historian and the passion of a true adventurer, presenting a vivid tapestry of a region that refused to yield easily to colonisation or civilisation. His prose cuts through the romantic mythology of frontier life to uncover the raw, complex human drama beneath — a story of ambition, brutality, resilience, and remarkable courage. Rich in detail and uncompromising in scope, this is essential reading for anyone drawn to the untamed edges of Australian history, and a powerful reminder that the wilderness of Cape York still guards its secrets well.