Tall Ships And Tall Tales. A Life Of Dancing With History

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Scribe
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2013
Edition: First Edition

Description: 354 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Over the last 40 years, Jonathan King has brought history to life, re-enacting events such as the First Fleets voyage across the high seas to Botany Bay, the mutiny against ships captain William Bligh on the Bounty, Matthew Flinders troubled circumnavigation of Terra Australis, Ernest Shackletons death-defying dash across the icy waters of the Antarctic Ocean, and Marco Polos passage from China. Along the way, King has encountered a cast of mavericks, rogues, entrepreneurs, dignitaries, and politicians--a veritable whos who of Australia and beyond. These include bushman R. M. Williams, singers Slim Dusty and Helen Reddy, actor Jack Thompson, media magnate Rupert Murdoch, great train robber Ronnie Biggs, explorer Edmund Hillary, boxer Muhammad Ali, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, rock star Sting--and even Queen Elizabeth II. So join this bestselling author and historian as he recounts his spectacular adventures: jackarooing on outback stations; trekking the Amazon to meet a remote tribe; sailing the perilous waters of the Atlantic; riding a traditional junk in the South China Sea; being detained by Spanish border guards; and becoming caught in an Antarctic hurricane, just meters from reaching Shackletons grave. These extraordinary tales will leave you breathless, dazzled, and inspired by Kings persistence and sheer courage in bringing history to life.

ISBN: 9781922070739