{"product_id":"journals-of-expeditions-of-discovery-into-central-australia-and-overland-from-adelaide-to-king-georges-sound-in-the-years-1840-1-paperback-9781108038973","title":"Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia, and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the Years 1840–1 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108038973","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJournals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia, and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the Years 1840–1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1845, this account of Eyre's Australian expedition enables readers to 'accompany' the explorer across the dangerous outback.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward John Eyre (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108038973, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e492 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1832, aged just seventeen, the future colonial governor Edward John Eyre (1815–1901) set sail from London for Australia. The farming life that awaited him laid the foundations of an enduring interest in the topography, anthropology and zoology of his adopted homeland. Following an initial expedition in 1839, in 1840 Eyre set out on his pioneering trek from Adelaide to Western Australia. The year-long adventure financially ruined the explorer, but won him the coveted gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society for discovering Lake Torrens. Published in 1845, this two-volume account of the expedition made Eyre a household name in Britain and fuelled popular interest in the former penal colony. Including eleven engravings, Volume 1 opens with the origins of the expedition, but quickly leads readers into the darkest moments experienced en route, including conflicts within the party, desperate searches for water, and the murder of an overseer.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Origin of the expedition\u003cbr\u003e 2. First night's encampment with party\u003cbr\u003e 3. Spring Hill\u003cbr\u003e 4. Make arrangements for getting up stores from the Waterwitch\u003cbr\u003e 5. Break up the encampment\u003cbr\u003e 6. Causes of hostility of the natives\u003cbr\u003e 7. Excursion to the north-east\u003cbr\u003e 8. Proceed to the westward\u003cbr\u003e 9. Boy speared by the natives\u003cbr\u003e 10. Country between Streaky Bay and Baxter's Range\u003cbr\u003e 11. Embark stores\u003cbr\u003e 12. Land the stores and send the cutter to Denial Bay\u003cbr\u003e 13. Future plans\u003cbr\u003e 14. Proceed to the westward\u003cbr\u003e 15. Return of Mr. Scott in the Hero\u003cbr\u003e 16. Go back to meet the overseer\u003cbr\u003e 17. Horses begin to knock up\u003cbr\u003e 18. Go back with a native\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Australasian%20\u0026amp;%20Pacific%20history%20%5BHBJM%5D%22\"\u003eHBJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266057425176,"sku":"9781108038973","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108038973i.jpg?v=1696746380","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/journals-of-expeditions-of-discovery-into-central-australia-and-overland-from-adelaide-to-king-georges-sound-in-the-years-1840-1-paperback-9781108038973","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}