Cooper's Creek

By: Alan Moorehead

This factual account of the first recorded south-north crossing of Australia, in Victorian times, is more amazing than any fictional adventure would dare be. A film of this book several years ago did surprising little raise awareness of the undertaking. The story recounts the key attempts and the elaborate expeditions involved. The crux of the story really revolves around a series of unfortunate & serious mishaps and incredible near misses. Tragedy was almost avoided numerous times but ultimately...well read the book; the story ultimately has a sad and a happy ending! The fact that the story is known and accurately recorded is in itself an incredible sub-plot. It is hard to believe sometimes that this is a true story -- yet this is a case of real life being more amazing than one would dare write as fiction! The story is quite detailed but hang in there, the threads all come together in an incredible finale.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000GT3BB0
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 7.8"