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.
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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.
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.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. 1st US. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0394514734-7-1-29
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Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated First American Edition. In tan boards with brown blindstamped illustration to cover and brown spine cloth with gilt to type. Some marks/dings to board edges and corners. Faint discoloration to top of front board and some spots to top page ends. Previous owner's name and flower illustration to front flyleaf. Solid binding. Jacket is unclipped with edgewear, scuffing and pale moisture stain to top of front panel towards corner, same to front flap and smaller stains to head of spine and bottom of rear panel. 1st Printing. Seller Inventory # LPB011890RD
Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st U.S. Edition. Seller Inventory # 1147709
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Stated first US edition. DJ in protective mylar cover. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight. Seller Inventory # mon0000155606
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 1st printing. Prior owner's name inked on front pastedown. Quarter cloth binding. Map endpapers. 256pp. Photos. Unclipped jacket in a protective mylar cover. -- Davidson's now classic account of treking 1,700 miles across the outback of Australia by camel when she was 27 years old. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Seller Inventory # 073990