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'While living in Central Australia Arthur Groom fell under the spell of our harsh and fascinating country, captivated by its limitless distances and unbelievable colour. Hermannsburg, the home of artist Albert Namatjira and of other well-known painters, became Groom’s headquarters, and from there he made numerous expeditions into wilder and more inaccessible regions.
'Travelling on foot with an Indigenous guide and a team of camels, Groom explored the Macdonnell and Krichauff ranges, the desert country past the salty Lake Amadeus, Uluru and the Olgas. Based on the notes and photographs he took as he travelled, I Saw a Strange Land is Groom’s wonderful record of his extensive journey through the heart of our continent—our ‘strange land.’' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to a great task which commenced at Bethany, at 4 p.m., on 22 October 1875.
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Works about this Work
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Robyn Davidson Introduces I Saw a Strange Land
2015
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— Appears in: I Saw a Strange Land 2015; -
Strange Lands: The Lexicon of Settler-Colonial Landscapes in Charles Fletcher Lummis's and Arthur Groom's Portrayals of the American West and the Australian Outback
(International)
assertion
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , vol. 22 no. 4 2015; (p. 697-716)
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Strange Lands: The Lexicon of Settler-Colonial Landscapes in Charles Fletcher Lummis's and Arthur Groom's Portrayals of the American West and the Australian Outback
(International)
assertion
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , vol. 22 no. 4 2015; (p. 697-716) -
Robyn Davidson Introduces I Saw a Strange Land
2015
essay
— Appears in: I Saw a Strange Land 2015;
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