From Alice to Ocean: Alone Across the Outback

Davidson, Robyn; Smolan, Rick

ISBN 10: 0201632160 / ISBN 13: 9780201632163

Published by Addison-Wesley, 1992

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Dust jacket in mylar protective.

Seller Inventory # B2-100RI2

Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Alice to Ocean: Alone Across the Outback
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201632160
• ISBN 13: 9780201632163
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 76 ounces

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Synopsis

Excerpts from Tracks, the author's best-selling account of her heroic journey across Australia, are complemented by photographs by the creator of the Day in the Life of Australia and a CD containing sounds of the outback. 50,000 first printing.

Reviews

In April 1977, Robyn Davidson set out with four camels and a dog to cross the deserts of Western Australia--1700 miles from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean. Her sponsor, National Geographic , arranged for photographer Rick Smolan to meet her at various locations along the way. Davidson's riveting account of her journey, Tracks, won awards and became a bestseller. Here, Smolan presents his color photographs alongside excerpts from Tracks. It is a rewarding combination that dramatizes the hardships Davidson encountered and the stark beauty of a hostile landscape. Smolen, creator of the Day in the Life series, photographed tourists, aborigines, scenery and Davidson with her animals--riding, resting, playing. His images make a great adventure even more memorable.
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This book, excerpted from Davidson's popular Tracks ( LJ 2/15/81), is the narrative of her trek by camel across half of Australia. The story is fascinating and well written, but readers seeking a more complete treatment will have to turn to the original book. What this book offers are lavish photographs. Smolan, a former photographer for Life , did not accompany Davidson on her journey but dropped in at a few prearranged locations. [...]
- George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa.
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