Two Expeditions Into Interior of Southern Australia, During Years - With Observations on Soil, Climate, General Resources of Colony of

Klappentext This 1833 publication describes the many difficulties encountered by Sturt as he explored the uncharted interior of New South Wales. Zusammenfassung Published in 1833, this two-volume account by Charles Sturt (1795–1869) documents the difficulties of exploring unmapped territory in the harsh climate of the Australian summer. Volume 1 focuses on Sturt's expedition along the Macquarie and Darling rivers, and his encounters with the Aboriginal population of that region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Preliminary chapter; Expedition down the Macquarie River, and into the Western Interior in 1828 and 1829: 1. State of the Colony in 1828-9; 2. Prosecution of our course into the interior; 3. Intercourse with the natives; 4. Perplexity; 5. General remarks; 6. Concluding remarks; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Sturt, Sturt Charles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108038850
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03885-0
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania; Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Australia, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history