The Ways of the Bushwalker: On Foot in Australia by Melissa Harper

The Ways of the Bushwalker: On Foot in Australia by Melissa Harper

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780868409689
Author: Melissa Harper
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: UNSW Press
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2007
Format: Paperback
Pages: 348 pages

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers, protective plastic cover and stamps/stickers on inside pages. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

The Ways of the Bushwalker brings to life the rich stories of Australia's recreational walkers from the early eccentrics such as Henry Havelock Ellis and Percy Grainger to the self-declared 'real bushwalkers' of the 1920s, who had little time for the frivolous 'hikers' who were also then taking to the bush.

The Ways of the Bushwalker explores the mystery hikes of the 1930s, organised by the railways, which reached craze-like proportions attracting walkers in their thousands, bushwalkers as environmental activists and four-wheel drivers as 'modern-day explorers making their own claims to the bush.

A fascinating and often amusing read, The Ways of the Bushwalker reveals how bushwalking has given meaning to the lives of those who have stepped out on foot into the Australian bush and to the nation itself. (back cover)

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