Beltana - Six Miles
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the unforgiving expanse of outback Australia, where distances are measured not in comfort but in survival, Beltana - Six Miles chronicles a gripping journey through one of the continent's most remote and demanding landscapes. E. Lecky Payne presents a vivid account rooted in the harsh realities of life in the Australian interior, where the town of Beltana — a once-vital hub of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia — serves as both backdrop and beating heart. The narrative draws readers into a world of drovers, settlers, and the unrelenting red earth, where six miles can feel like an eternity under a blazing southern sun. Payne writes with an authority born of intimate knowledge of the outback experience, capturing the rugged spirit and resilience of those who carved lives from an ancient and indifferent land. The prose carries the dust and heat of the interior, illustrating with quiet power the tension between human ambition and the vast indifference of the natural world. Published by the respected Australian imprint Rigby, this work stands as a testament to a vanishing way of life — and leaves the reader wondering whether the land ultimately shapes the people, or the people shape the land.
Author: E. Lecky Payne
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Rigby
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the unforgiving expanse of outback Australia, where distances are measured not in comfort but in survival, Beltana - Six Miles chronicles a gripping journey through one of the continent's most remote and demanding landscapes. E. Lecky Payne presents a vivid account rooted in the harsh realities of life in the Australian interior, where the town of Beltana — a once-vital hub of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia — serves as both backdrop and beating heart. The narrative draws readers into a world of drovers, settlers, and the unrelenting red earth, where six miles can feel like an eternity under a blazing southern sun. Payne writes with an authority born of intimate knowledge of the outback experience, capturing the rugged spirit and resilience of those who carved lives from an ancient and indifferent land. The prose carries the dust and heat of the interior, illustrating with quiet power the tension between human ambition and the vast indifference of the natural world. Published by the respected Australian imprint Rigby, this work stands as a testament to a vanishing way of life — and leaves the reader wondering whether the land ultimately shapes the people, or the people shape the land.