The Explorers by William Joy

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still very good. Dust jacket is in fair condition with tears and parts missing. Now enclosed in protector.

This book briefly discusses events leading up to the European discovery of Australia and then graphically details the heroism, triumphs, and sufferings of the European explorers who travelled across Australia and laid it open for settlement.

William Joy uses the original diaries of the explorers for details of the hazards overcome and contemporary newspaper reports for evidence given before various committees of inquiry that investigated the tragedies and administered rebukes when explorers and others exceeded their powers in clashes with Aborigines. (book flap)