Bush Bashers

Beadell, Len

ISBN 10: 0727015745 / ISBN 13: 9780727015747

Published by Rigby Limited, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 1982

About this Item

Softcover, first limp edition, 366g, 163pgs, illustrated map endpapers. This book continues the story of Len Beadell and his Gunbarrel Road Construction Party who made a network of 4,000 miles of the loneliest roads in the world. Book is signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads "To Joan & Bill, Best wishes from the author, Len Beadell, Sep 82". Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Seller Inventory # HISAUS902

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bush Bashers
• Publisher: Rigby Limited, Adelaide, SA, Australia
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727015745
• ISBN 13: 9780727015747
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Limp Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not Applicable
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australian History
  • Australiana
  • Autobiography/Biography/Memoir

About this title

Synopsis

In this book, Len Beadell tells the story of his second road across Australia which was driven 1600 kilometres from east to west, from South Australia to West Australia through the heart of the Great Victoria Desert. Construction took years, as the road was driven through the almost impenetrable mulga scrub and over sand ridges which until Beadell's bulldozer came along had stopped everything but camels. For five months the author's wife and infant daughter camped with him in the desert. The stay of this youngest member of the team is commemorated by the Connie Sue Highway, a 650 kilometre stretch of road which extends from the Warburton Ranges to Rawlina on the Nullarbor. Despite all the hardships and difficulties of battling the bush, the projects always had their lighter side. In his own inimitable style, Len Beadell tells the story with an eye for the human and humorous details that make a memorable enterprise into a lively and readable tale.