Kennedy Of Cape York
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few names in the annals of Australian exploration resonate with such tragedy and tenacity as Edmund Kennedy, the ill-fated surveyor who led one of the most harrowing expeditions ever mounted into the continent's hostile interior. Kennedy of Cape York by Edgar Beale chronicles the extraordinary and ultimately fatal 1848 overland journey that Kennedy and his team undertook from Rockingham Bay northward through the treacherous rainforests and swamps of Cape York Peninsula, a venture that would claim the lives of nearly all its members and end with Kennedy's death at the spears of Jardwadjali people — leaving only the remarkable Aboriginal guide Jackey Jackey to tell the tale. Beale brings meticulous historical research and vivid narrative prose to bear on this landmark chapter of colonial exploration, reconstructing Kennedy's world with an authority that illuminates both the courage and the hubris of the era's frontier ambitions. The work stands as a significant contribution to the literature of Australian discovery, shedding light not only on the physical ordeal of the expedition but on the broader human drama of survival, loyalty, and sacrifice that unfolded in one of the continent's most unforgiving landscapes. For those captivated by stories of exploration pushed to its absolute limits, Kennedy's fate raises a haunting question: was the prize of charting the unknown ever worth such a devastating cost?
Author: Edgar Beale
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few names in the annals of Australian exploration resonate with such tragedy and tenacity as Edmund Kennedy, the ill-fated surveyor who led one of the most harrowing expeditions ever mounted into the continent's hostile interior. Kennedy of Cape York by Edgar Beale chronicles the extraordinary and ultimately fatal 1848 overland journey that Kennedy and his team undertook from Rockingham Bay northward through the treacherous rainforests and swamps of Cape York Peninsula, a venture that would claim the lives of nearly all its members and end with Kennedy's death at the spears of Jardwadjali people — leaving only the remarkable Aboriginal guide Jackey Jackey to tell the tale. Beale brings meticulous historical research and vivid narrative prose to bear on this landmark chapter of colonial exploration, reconstructing Kennedy's world with an authority that illuminates both the courage and the hubris of the era's frontier ambitions. The work stands as a significant contribution to the literature of Australian discovery, shedding light not only on the physical ordeal of the expedition but on the broader human drama of survival, loyalty, and sacrifice that unfolded in one of the continent's most unforgiving landscapes. For those captivated by stories of exploration pushed to its absolute limits, Kennedy's fate raises a haunting question: was the prize of charting the unknown ever worth such a devastating cost?