Frenchman's Walk Across the Nullarbor Henri Gilbert's Diary, Perth to Brisbane, 1897-1899

Diary of French journalist Henri Gilbert, who set out to walk around the world in the late 19th century. Book covers his journey across the Nullarbor Plain in Australia. Diary is authenticated by a signed attestation at each stop from the station-master, hotel owner, postmaster or local mayor. Includes black-and-white photographs, notes, bibliography and index. Editor has a PhD in History and is a Research Advisor in the Romance Languages Department at the University of Queensland. He has written several books in French, including 'La France revisitee'.Dyer, Colin is the author of 'Frenchman's Walk Across the Nullarbor Henri Gilbert's Diary, Perth to Brisbane, 1897-1899' with ISBN 9780522849165 and ISBN 0522849164.