Birdsville: My Year in the Back of Beyond
by Evan McHugh
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670072710
- ISBN 13
- 9780670072712
- Seller
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Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Viking, 2009. Softcover. Near Fine. For a town with seventy residents (on a good day), Birdsville is remarkably well known - the Birdsville Track, the rodeo, the pub, the infamous races. With its ruggedness, inaccessibility and larrikin charm, this small town on the edge of the Simpson Desert has become a symbol of the great Australian outback. What is it about Birdsville that has made it stand so large in our legends? And what's it like to live there amongst the floods and the heat and the dust storms? To find out, Evan McHugh packed up his Sydney home, bought a four-wheel drive and headed off with his wife for a year in the back of beyond. Here, he tells us of the large adventures - midnight desert rescues, aerial mustering on vast cattle stations, relentless heat and massive floods - but also the small details of life in one of Australia's most isolated towns, like driving 700 km to go shopping. As the months fly by, Evan learns about an ancient culture, sees dunes carpeted in millions of tiny wildflowers, and meets the members of an outback community facing extraordinary challenges with quiet determination and buckets of good humour.270 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 map ; 24 cm. #100222McHugh, Evan. | Country life -- Queensland -- Birdsville -- Biography. | Birdsville (Qld.) -- Biography. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66357
- Title
- Birdsville: My Year in the Back of Beyond
- Author
- Evan McHugh
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0670072710
- ISBN 13
- 9780670072712
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 270 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 map ; 24 cm.
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIANA
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About the Seller
Elizabeth's Bookshops
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Fremantle, Western Australia
About Elizabeth's Bookshops
Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.