The fierce country : surviving the dead heart /

The open spaces and isolated places outside Australia's cities have unsettled us from first European settlement to today, often with very good reason. In this nail-biting book combining the notorious and little-known, acclaimed author Stephen Orr has collected true stories that have shaped and...

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Main Author: Orr, Stephen, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, [2018]
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