THE DIG TREE. A True Story of Bravery , Insanity and the Race to Discover Australia's Wild Frontier.
Broadway Books , New York , 2002. 8vo pp.xii + 355.illustrated index. Near Fine hardcover in Near Fine dust jacket. Item #23175
ISBN 0767908287 The Dig Tree is the story of eighteen explorers who departed from Melbourne in 1860 with a send off from a crowd of ten thousand well wishers on a mission to chart the wild Australian frontier . Only one would return alive .bringing with him an unbelievable story of perseverance , idiocy , near misses , courage , heroism and utter insanity. A recommended good read by The Weekend Australian.
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