Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library that has been rebound into a hardcover. Inside cover has had a barcode cut out and there is some tearing to the surface of the inside front pages from the removal of the loan slip and borrower card pocket. Otherwise, the book is in very good condition.

The disappearance in 1848 of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt and his party is one of the enduring mysteries of Australia's history. Many theories exist, but the evidence is limited.

Bruce Simpson retells the legend, weighing the various explanations of Leichhardt's disappearance with his own experience as a stockman in Queensland.