Marree And The Tracks Beyond In Black And White
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: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the heart of the Australian outback, where red desert tracks stretch endlessly toward the horizon, Marree and the Tracks Beyond in Black and White stands as a vivid and deeply personal tribute to one of South Australia's most remote and storied townships. Lois Litchfield chronicles the centenary of Marree — a town shaped by cameleers, drovers, and the legendary Birdsville and Oodnadatta Tracks — presenting a rich tapestry of black-and-white imagery and narrative that resurrects the dust, grit, and remarkable human spirit of outback life. The book captures the pioneering era of the Afghan cameleers whose camel trains were the lifeblood of this isolated region, the hardships of early settlers, and the raw, unforgiving beauty of the desert landscape that both challenged and defined them. Commemorating the centenary of Marree from 1883 to 1983, Litchfield's work is far more than a local history — it is a sweeping portrait of Australia's interior frontier, detailed with the authority of someone intimately connected to the land and its people. Her prose and photographs together illustrate the passage of time across a landscape that remains as untamed as ever, ensuring that the stories of those who traversed these legendary outback tracks are never forgotten. For anyone drawn to the vast, sunburned mythology of the Australian interior, this rare volume poses an irresistible question: what other secrets do those ancient, dusty tracks still hold?
Author: Lois Litchfield
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the heart of the Australian outback, where red desert tracks stretch endlessly toward the horizon, Marree and the Tracks Beyond in Black and White stands as a vivid and deeply personal tribute to one of South Australia's most remote and storied townships. Lois Litchfield chronicles the centenary of Marree — a town shaped by cameleers, drovers, and the legendary Birdsville and Oodnadatta Tracks — presenting a rich tapestry of black-and-white imagery and narrative that resurrects the dust, grit, and remarkable human spirit of outback life. The book captures the pioneering era of the Afghan cameleers whose camel trains were the lifeblood of this isolated region, the hardships of early settlers, and the raw, unforgiving beauty of the desert landscape that both challenged and defined them. Commemorating the centenary of Marree from 1883 to 1983, Litchfield's work is far more than a local history — it is a sweeping portrait of Australia's interior frontier, detailed with the authority of someone intimately connected to the land and its people. Her prose and photographs together illustrate the passage of time across a landscape that remains as untamed as ever, ensuring that the stories of those who traversed these legendary outback tracks are never forgotten. For anyone drawn to the vast, sunburned mythology of the Australian interior, this rare volume poses an irresistible question: what other secrets do those ancient, dusty tracks still hold?