Ernest Giles (1835–1897)
Autore di Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: William Ernest Powell Giles (7 July 1835 – 13 November 1897). Wikimedia Commons.
Opere di Ernest Giles
A trip west of the Peake 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Giles, Ernest
- Nome legale
- Giles, William Ernest Powell
- Data di nascita
- 1835-07-07
- Data di morte
- 1897-11-13
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Coolgardie cemetery, Western Australia
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Australia
- Luogo di residenza
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Istruzione
- Christ's Hospital School (London)
- Attività lavorative
- explorer
- Organizzazioni
- Royal Geographical Society
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
Knight of the Crown of Italy
Utenti
Recensioni
Australia Twice Traversed (Illustrated Edition)… di Ernest Giles
Not for everyone, but a really absorbing story of Australia's early explorers. Giles gave his all to "discovering" the wilderness of Australia, and never really got truly rewarded for his troubles. 130 years on, his writings capture a time of opportunity and longing, of man's desire for open space and discovery, and also for the bonds that form between old and young, white and black, despite social pressures. It's not perfect, and nor was Giles, but it's another important text in the country's development.… (altro)
Liste
Premi e riconoscimenti
Statistiche
- Opere
- 6
- Utenti
- 45
- Popolarità
- #340,917
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 21