• The Wilderness

    January 13, 2021 /

    The Wilderness tells the story of an unnamed patch of wild vegetation in Sydney. Mack describes the plot so vividly and intimately that you imagine yourself there.   *Peaceful Day Review *Journey and Destination Links to free ebooks

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  • Flinders: The Man Who Mapped Australia

    January 13, 2021 /

    Flinders brings to life the fascinating story of this exceptional maritime explorer from the drama of epic voyages and devastating shipwrecks; his part in the naming of Australia; his cruel imprisonment by the French on Mauritius for six long and harrowing years; the heartbreaking separation from his beloved wife; and the comfort he got from his loyal cat, Trim; to his tragic death at just forty, before ever seeing the publication of his life’s work. Flinders is a true hero whose name is forever woven into the fabric of Australian history.   *Journey and Destination review

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  • The Life of Matthew Flinders

    January 13, 2021 /

    In 1790, a stubborn sixteen-year-old defied his father and went to sea. Here began the remarkable career of Matthew Flinders R.N., a career that ended in his fortieth year just days after the publication of A Voyage to Terra Australis, his life’s work detailing his epic voyage of circumnavigation of the Great South Land. The Life of Matthew Flinders is a story of persistence and audacious risk-taking, driving ambition and frustration, obstinate determination and doubt. It is a richly detailed account of tragedy and short-lived triumph, of exile on an enemy island, of love thwarted and a painful early death. It is also the story of a man who became one of…

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  • The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders

    January 13, 2021 /

    Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) joined the Royal Navy at fifteen, later claiming to have been inspired by Robinson Crusoe. He served under William Bligh, and charted the Bass Strait in 1798. In 1801 he was commissioned to chart ‘New Holland’, and so became the first to circumnavigate the island he referred to as Australia. After being shipwrecked on the Barrier Reef and imprisoned for six years on Mauritius on suspicion of spying, he returned to England in 1810 and began work on A Voyage to Terra Australis. He died the day after his book and maps were published. This biography, published in 1914 to mark the centenary of his death, was…

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