Crossing the Dead Heart by Cecil Thomas Madigan

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has inscribed half-title page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

First published in 1946.

In 1939, the Simpson Desert remained largely uncharted. That year, businessman Alfred Allen Simpson financed the expedition led by Adelaide geologist Dr Cecil Thomas Madigan to make the first modern crossing of the desolate terrain, which now bears Simpson's name.

It is a classic narrative of modern exploration, a story of adventure, enterprise and patient scientific exploration of Central Australia. The book is illustrated with photographs from the expedition that would later be known as the Simpson Desert.