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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure
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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)

Notes

  • Dedication: To every person who picked me up beside the road.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Picador , 2008 .
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      Extent: 314p., [16]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9781405038423 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Confessions of an Outsider Rosemarie Milsom , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 June 2008; (p. 4)

— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Life on the Edge Claire Sutherland , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 June 2008; (p. 13)
Off the Shelf : Travel Thuy On , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2008; (p. 28)

— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Wild Python Chase Terry Smyth , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 4 May 2008; (p. 62-63)

— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Armchair Journey Kate Duthie , 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 Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Armchair Journey Kate Duthie , 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 Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Wild Python Chase Terry Smyth , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 4 May 2008; (p. 62-63)

— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Off the Shelf : Travel Thuy On , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2008; (p. 28)

— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Confessions of an Outsider Rosemarie Milsom , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 June 2008; (p. 4)

— Review of Swimming with Crocodiles : An Australian Adventure Will Chaffey , 2008 single work autobiography
Life on the Edge Claire Sutherland , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 June 2008; (p. 13)
Last amended 14 Mar 2016 13:37:44
Subjects:
  • North Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Prince Regent River, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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