The Lizard Eaters by Douglas Lockwood

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Minor marks on book covers. Price written on front end page. Foxing to foredges and end pages. The dust jacket is worn with many marks. Some corners are missing. The dust jacket is now enclosed in protective covering.

In 1957, officers from the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration began patrolling the Gibson and the Great Sandy Desert. Here, they found the Pintubi people, still living a traditional lifestyle and culture, having had no contact with Europeans and white people.

In 1963, Douglas Lockwood, a correspondent with the Melbourne Herald, was invited to join a patrol into the Gibson Desert, 960km west of Alice Springs and 320km across the Western Australian border.

First published in 1964 by Cassell Australia, this is a Readers Digest Book Club copy.

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