Australia's Gulf Country
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
Stretching across the remote reaches of northern Australia, the Gulf Country is one of the continent's last great wildernesses — a land of ancient floodplains, vast savanna grasslands, and teeming waterways that has shaped the lives of all who have dared to inhabit it. Australia's Gulf Country by Dick Eussen chronicles this extraordinary region in rich detail, presenting its dramatic landscapes, its Indigenous heritage, and the rugged pioneering history of the cattlemen and explorers who pushed into its untamed interior. Eussen writes with the authority of someone intimately acquainted with the land, blending natural history, cultural narrative, and geographical insight into a vivid portrait of a place that remains largely unknown to the wider world. The work stands as both a geographical record and a tribute to the resilience of those communities — black and white — who have called the Gulf home across generations. For anyone drawn to Australia's wild and storied interior, this volume promises a journey into a world that time has barely touched.
Author: Dick Eussen
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Stretching across the remote reaches of northern Australia, the Gulf Country is one of the continent's last great wildernesses — a land of ancient floodplains, vast savanna grasslands, and teeming waterways that has shaped the lives of all who have dared to inhabit it. Australia's Gulf Country by Dick Eussen chronicles this extraordinary region in rich detail, presenting its dramatic landscapes, its Indigenous heritage, and the rugged pioneering history of the cattlemen and explorers who pushed into its untamed interior. Eussen writes with the authority of someone intimately acquainted with the land, blending natural history, cultural narrative, and geographical insight into a vivid portrait of a place that remains largely unknown to the wider world. The work stands as both a geographical record and a tribute to the resilience of those communities — black and white — who have called the Gulf home across generations. For anyone drawn to Australia's wild and storied interior, this volume promises a journey into a world that time has barely touched.