Dig: The Burke & Wills Saga
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: Good
In the brutal heart of nineteenth-century Australia, two men dared to cross an untamed continent and paid for their ambition with their lives — DIG: The Burke & Wills Saga by Frank Clune is the definitive chronicle of one of history's most catastrophic and compelling expeditions. The narrative follows Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the ill-fated leaders of the 1860 Victorian Exploring Expedition, as they push northward from Melbourne toward the Gulf of Carpentaria, battling merciless heat, starvation, and a cascade of fatal misjudgements that would seal their doom just miles from salvation. Clune, a master of Australian popular history renowned for his vivid storytelling and meticulous research, presents this tragedy with the pace of an adventure yarn and the gravity of a national elegy. He illuminates the broader themes of colonial hubris, the indifference of the outback, and the extraordinary endurance of John King, the sole survivor of the ill-fated return journey. Rich with period detail and human drama, DIG stands as a cornerstone of Australian historical literature — a story that asks what drives men to the edge of the world, and what the land demands in return.
Author: Frank Clune
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the brutal heart of nineteenth-century Australia, two men dared to cross an untamed continent and paid for their ambition with their lives — DIG: The Burke & Wills Saga by Frank Clune is the definitive chronicle of one of history's most catastrophic and compelling expeditions. The narrative follows Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the ill-fated leaders of the 1860 Victorian Exploring Expedition, as they push northward from Melbourne toward the Gulf of Carpentaria, battling merciless heat, starvation, and a cascade of fatal misjudgements that would seal their doom just miles from salvation. Clune, a master of Australian popular history renowned for his vivid storytelling and meticulous research, presents this tragedy with the pace of an adventure yarn and the gravity of a national elegy. He illuminates the broader themes of colonial hubris, the indifference of the outback, and the extraordinary endurance of John King, the sole survivor of the ill-fated return journey. Rich with period detail and human drama, DIG stands as a cornerstone of Australian historical literature — a story that asks what drives men to the edge of the world, and what the land demands in return.