STRANGE NEW WORLDAlec H. ChisholmPhotographic frontis illustration, b&w photos, bibliography, and index.
In 1938 Alec Chisholm discovered a treasure trove of Australian historical interest in an English village, including the diary of John Gilbert, naturalist on Ludwig Leichhardt's remarkable exploration of outback Australia (Gilbert was killed in an attack by Aborigines).
Strange New World gives a running commentary, in which the statements of Gilbert, Leichhardt and a convict member of the party are compared, thus summarising the individual stories of three very different men (some of the convict's revelations regarding Leichhardt are staggering).
Whilst Leichhardt remains an important historical figure, he is also revealed as a neurotic, self-centred dreamer.
306 pages of great reading and some nice pictures!
My late father had collected many fine books - this is one from his estate.
From the Copyright Page:
Published by: Angus & Robertson
Second Edition 1955 | Other Data:
Size, inches (approx) 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/4
Weight, ounces (approx) 22 |
Item Condition:
This hardcover book is used and in good condition with some normal wear to the green cloth cover board. A few pages have some wrinkles in the corners and there are some small stain spots on three or four pages, and one page has a small torn area. |
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