William Carron's Narrative of Kennedy's Cape York Expedition [Stories of Survival with Les Hiddins]

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Light foxing to foredges. Interior and binding are excellent.

Edmunch Kennedy's 1848 expedition to Cape York was the most tragic in the history of inland exploration of Australia.

From the very start, the goals proved elusive. It took Kennedy and his men a month to move from the beach and swamp where they had been landed by their support ships.

The next four months were a harrowing tale of setbacks and assault by cruel nature. Of Kennedy and his twelve companions, only three survived. Carron was one of those survivors, and here is his account in its original form. (back cover)