Tracks - Hardcover

Davidson, Robyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394514734 ISBN 13: 9780394514734

Publisher: Pantheon Books, 1980

Synopsis

Story of a twenty-seven year old woman who set off to cross the rugged bush of her native Australia, accopanied only by four camels and a dog. The author Robyn Davidson first wrote of her experiance in a cover story for The National Geographic.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A cult classic with an ever-growing audience, Tracks is the brilliantly written and frequently hilarious account of a young woman's odyssey through the deserts of Australia, with no one but her dog and four camels as companions. Davidson emerges as a heroine who combines extraordinary courage with exquisite sensitivity. 16 pages of photos.

About the Author:

Robyn Davidson was born in Queensland, Australia, and is the author of Tracks, the extraordinary account of her 1,700-mile journey across Australia with four camels, which won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and became a film in 2013. She has written extensively for National Geographic and other magazines, and is also the author of Desert Places, the novel Ancestors, and the essay collection Travelling Light. Ms. Davidson lives in London, India, and Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0394514734
• ISBN 13: 9780394514734
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256