Bibliograph

Starvation in a land of plenty, Wills' diary of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition, Michael Cathcart

Type

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Starvation in a land of plenty, Wills' diary of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition, Michael Cathcart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

Illustrations

portraitsmapsillustrationsfacsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Starvation in a land of plenty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Michael Cathcart

Sub title

Wills' diary of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition

Summary

Between 23 April and 28 June 1861, Wills documented the torments and disappointments that led to his and Burke's destruction. Surprising to many, though, Wills was not the second-in-command but, rather, the party's 'surveyor, astronomical and meteorological observer'. His entries would go on to help historians understand the circumstances that led to the tragic end of the expedition. Today, the diary is held by the National Library of Australia and forms the foundation of Starvation in a Land of Plenty

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Starvation in a land of plenty

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