A Lifetime in the Bush: The Biography of Len Beadell by Mark Shepherd

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing to edges. Small scratch to spine top. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Len Beadell can lay claim to being the last of Australia's great explorers. In the 1950s and 60s, he undertook solo surveys which led to the building of roads through the most inaccessible tracts of the outback. But Len is more than just a surveyor - he is an author, cartoonist, raconteur and a great family man.

For the first time, Len's life has been chronicled, from early influences that sparked his love of the outback to his years as a tour guide and an unsurpassable bush camp yarn spinner.

This book is more than a biography. The detailed appendix is a gazetteer that will prove an invaluable guide to Len Beadell's greatest legacy to Australia: the 6000 km of outback highways. (book flap)