The Singing Line

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Singing LineISBN13:9780385497534ISBN10:0385497539Author:Thomson, Alice (Author)Description:Following The Tradition Of Daisy Bates In The Desert And In Patagonia, Alice Thomson Conjures Up A Country Of Unimaginable Strangeness And Beauty In 1855, Charles Todd And His Impetuous Young Bride Alice--For Whom Alice Springs Would Be Named--Left The Comfort Of Victorian England For The Wilds Of South Australia, A Place So Isolated That Letters From Home Took Five Months To Arrive It Was Charles's Dream To Improve This Situtaion In 1870, Todd Set Out With An Army Of Men, Supplies, And Afghan Camels To Run A Telegraph Line--The Singing Line--From Adelaide In The South To Darwin In The North Braving Scorching Sun, Flies, Mosquitoes, Drenching Rains, And All Manner Of Terrible Food, Alice Thomson And Her Husband Retraced That Trek More Than A Century Later The Result Is A Wry And Mesmerizing Narrative--Combining The Delights Of Travel Writing, Family Memoir, And Colonial History In A Thoroughly Enjoyable Tale In 1870, Charles Todd Set Out With An Army Of Men, Supplies, And Afghan Camels To Run A Telegraph Line--The Singing Line-- From Adelaide In The South Of Australia To Darwin In The North Braving Scorching Sun, Flies, Mosquitoes, Drenching Rains, And More, Alice Thomson And Her Husband Retraced That Trek More Than A Century Later The Result Is A Mesmerizing Narrative Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Anchor BooksPublication Date:1999-01-12Weight:0.88 lbsDimensions:0.8'' H x 7.58'' L x 4.96'' WNumber of Pages:320Language:English

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