The explorers' original diaries and letters are quoted from feely, to enable you to ride into the fierce, blazing deserts with them, to feel what they felt and picture what they saw. Read how they encountered the souring heat, flies, poor food, hostile Aborigines - and scurvy! Sturt emerges as a strong leader with lightning moods, but whose expertise in making the Big Decisions was extraordinary. Under the progressive attack of scurvy, Sturt lost the use of his legs and had to be carried, yet his men trusted him to lead them to safety and waited expectantly each day for his orders. What were the outcomes of this superb yet terrible feat of exploration? Sturt's expedition encouraged others to explore the Inland. It is a readable book for all Australians.. Paperback 323 pages