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'Will Chaffey was 18 when he boarded a plane in New York bound for Australia. Though he had recently graduated from one of Boston's most prestigious private schools, a disastrous senior year meant that he hadn't been accepted into college. Instead, he took what the college counsellors grimly called "time off".
'Despite having no idea what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, Will had a plan for the next six months: to get as far away as possible from the dark New England winter and the stifling expectations of college and career.
'In Australia, Will met an enigmatic herpetologist and wanderer called Geoff. Together they formulated a plan to walk from the headwaters of the Prince Regent River to the falls of the King Cascade on the north-west coast of Western Australia - a hazardous journey never before attempted by white men.
'Trekking through a harsh and seductive landscape, their expedition turned into a life-and-death struggle when the boat they expected to collect them at King Cascade never arrived. Stranded in the wildest of places and running out of supplies, Will was transformed in ways he could never have anticipated.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: To every person who picked me up beside the road.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Confessions of an Outsider
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 June 2008; (p. 4)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography -
Life on the Edge
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 June 2008; (p. 13) -
Off the Shelf : Travel
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography -
Wild Python Chase
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 4 May 2008; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography -
Armchair Journey
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 May 2008; (p. 5) The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 May 2008; (p. 5)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography
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Armchair Journey
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 May 2008; (p. 5) The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 May 2008; (p. 5)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography -
Wild Python Chase
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 4 May 2008; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography -
Off the Shelf : Travel
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography -
Confessions of an Outsider
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 June 2008; (p. 4)
— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure 2008 single work autobiography -
Life on the Edge
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 June 2008; (p. 13)
- North Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Prince Regent River, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,