Horizon Fever II Explorer A E Filby's own account of his extraordinary Australasian Adventures, 1921-1931 |
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| Foreword by:
| Twead, Victoria |
| Compiled by:
| Twead, Joe |
| Author:
| Filby, Archibald Edmund |
| ISBN: | 978-1-922476-42-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2021 |
| Publisher: | Ant Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Even before Archibald Edmund Filby (Victoria Twead's roguish uncle) embarked on his famous African expeditions, he took advantage of a government-sponsored scheme to migrate to Australia. It was 1921 and his daredevil nature soon had him performing reckless feats as a buckjumper in a popular circus rodeo. Whilst trekking through this vast continent, he embraced the opportunity to become a jockey, photographer, actor, pilot, car-salesman and pearl diver. But Australia was just a...
More DescriptionEven before Archibald Edmund Filby (Victoria Twead's roguish uncle) embarked on his famous African expeditions, he took advantage of a government-sponsored scheme to migrate to Australia. It was 1921 and his daredevil nature soon had him performing reckless feats as a buckjumper in a popular circus rodeo. Whilst trekking through this vast continent, he embraced the opportunity to become a jockey, photographer, actor, pilot, car-salesman and pearl diver. But Australia was just a stepping stone for Archie to explore many other colourful far-eastern countries including India, Singapore, Borneo, Java and China. Horizon Fever II covers explorer A E Filby's early years and his descriptions, although utterly fascinating, sometimes make uncomfortable reading.