The Truth About Lasseter

By Chris Clark

This book settles the decades-long debate surrounding the legendary gold reef, Harry Lasseter claimed to have discovered in the heart of Central Australia. In 1930, against the bleak backdrop of the Great Depression, Lasseter's tall tales ignited a feverish, high-stakes expedition - an effort that would ultimately end in Lasseter's own death from starvation and exhaustion.

While previous authors have chipped away at parts of Lasseter's self-styled legend, none have utilised a comprehensive chronological biography until now. By tracing his life step-by-step, a chillingly consistent pattern emerges. The evidence leaves no room for doubt: Lasseter was a compulsive liar prone to delusions, a man who spent his life engineering schemes to extract favours and attention from those in power.

Far from the honest, "fair go" working man he pretended to be, Lasseter was a master of the long con. His "grand visions" were rarely his own - they were a recycled patchwork of impractical ideas and empty promises. While historians may still argue over the motives of the men who funded his fantasies, the verdict on the treasure itself is clear: the reef was a ghost, and the gold never existed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922603619
• ISBN13: 9781922603616
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Echo Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"