Bush Tucker Man

Stories of Exploration and Survival

by Les Hiddins

ABC Books, 1999, ISBN 0733308163, colour photographic plates, black and white photographs throughout text, large paperback

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little chipping, creasing and minor markings to covers, previous owners’ gift inscription on half title page (see photographs)

“…a passionate, fresh look at the epic journeys of some of Australia’s greatest bushmen, explorers and pioneers.  Armed with a vast knowledge of the continents natural environments, Les Hiddins, the Bush Tucker Man:
uncovers fresh evidence that survivors of a Dutch shipwreck in the early 1700s somehow found their way from Australia’s west coast to the red centre
recounts the gruesome cannibalism of convict Alexander Pearce in the Tasmanian wilderness
assesses afresh the stories of explorers Leichhardt, Kennedy.  Stuart and Burke and Wills, and in particular, contrasts their respective abilities to adapt to the new Australian environment
reflects on the survival options available to Charles Kingsford Smith after he was forced down on the Kimberley coast mudflats
muses on the location of Lasseter’s lost fold reef…”

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