The Dig Tree by Sarah Murgatroyd
Wills knew that he was fading fastest. On 26 June, he decided the only honourable thing to do was to sacrifice himself to save his companions. 'Without some change,' he wrote, 'I see little chance for any of us.'
In 1860, an eccentric Irish policeman and a shy English scientist led a cavalcade of men and camels out of Melbourne to cross the continent south to north. Less than a year later seven men were dead.
Sarah Murgatroyd's classic account of an ill-fated expedition is a tragic tale of courage, love, suffering and madness.
About the Author
Sarah Murgatroyd was born in England in 1967 and grew up on a farm in Sussex. After a year in China, India and the Himalayas, she gained an honours degree in Philosophy and Literature at Warwick University, and then studied broadcast journalism at Cardiff University. In 1993 she came to Australia where she travelled extensively, providing news and current affairs coverage for the BBC. To research The Dig Tree she retraced the footsteps of Burke and Wills across Australia. Sarah died of cancer in March 2002, a few weeks after The Dig Tree was first published.
Format: Paperback | 376 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.9 x 12.8 x 2.5 | 276g
Publication Date: 26 Apr 2012
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Imprint: Text Classics
Publication City/Country: Melbourne, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w illustrations
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1921922265
ISBN13: 9781921922268
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and creasing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.