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Robert O'Hara Burke and the Australian Exploring Expedition of 1860
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A non-fictional account of Burke and Wills's 1860 expedition to cross the Australian continent from south to north and then return. Containing many excerpts from the diaries and accounts of the explorers, this book was published the year after the expedition met its disastrous end. More information at Wikipedia: Burke and Wills Expedition. (description written by trioptimum)
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Andrew Jackson is the former director of social and economic policy at the Canadian Labour Congress and senior policy adviser to the Broadbent Institute.
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