1941 Coast Of Adventure Untamed North Australia 1st Edition Antique History Book

by Charles Barrett

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1941 Coast Of Adventure Untamed North Australia 1st Edition Antique History Book Coast Of Adventure - Untamed North Australia By Charles Barrett Foreword by Sir Keith Murdoch Published by Robertson & Mullens Ltd: Melbourne 1941 1st Edition In Prize Leather & Gilt Bindings - Marbled Endpapers & Text Block "Coast Of Adventure: Untamed North Australia is one of Charles Barrett's most engaging works of Australian travel and exploration writing. Published in 1941 and introduced by Sir Keith Murdoch, the book records Barrett's journeys through the remote reaches of Arnhem Land, the Arafura coast, Melville Island, Port Essington and the Gulf country at a time when much of northern Australia remained little known to southern readers. A distinguished naturalist, journalist and ornithologist, Barrett combined the eye of a scientist with the talents of a storyteller, creating a vivid portrait of a frontier region that was still, in many respects, beyond the reach of modern development. Across fourteen chapters, Barrett recounts encounters with isolated missions, abandoned settlements, crocodile-infested rivers and little-explored waterways, interweaving observations of the landscape with descriptions of wildlife and local customs. Chapters such as Port of Yellow Skeletons, Webb of Milingimbi, Yirrkala Adventure and Exploring New Rivers evoke the romance and hardships of travel in the tropical north, while the numerous photographic illustrations and maps lend documentary weight to his na

• Publisher: Robertson & Mullens Ltd: Melbourne
• Year: 1941
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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