The Diary of Emily Caroline Creaghe, Explorer (Paperback)

Paperback. 'We none of us ate any salt meat, or anything that would tend to give us a thirst. We are now on what is called the 'Table-land', a flat piece of country on the top of a very high mountain. We are now in unexplored country where no white man has been before, so it is uncertain when we may see water again.'So reads part of the entry in Caroline Creaghe's diary for Monday 23 April 1883. By that time, as a sole female member of an exploring party, she was already well acquainted with the privations and harshness of travel in Australia's north. Ahead lay territory unknown to Europeans, as well as numerous tests of endurance, strength and courage.Creaghe's diary is one of the most remarkable documents of Australian exploration, written by one of the rarest of explorers - a woman. As a sole female member of an exploring party, Creaghe was well acquainted with the privations and harshness of travel in Australia's north. Ahead lay territory unknown to Europeans, as well as many tests of endurance and strength. Her diary is a remarkable document of Australian exploration, written by one of the rarest of explorers - a woman. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.