Songlines and Fault Lines : Epic Walks of the Red Centre

Visitors to the Red Centre come looking for the real Australia, but find a place both beautiful and disturbing. There is wilderness, desire and artworks depicting an Aboriginal philosophy of home. But there is also the confusing countenance of the Australian frontier, a meeting place between black and white, ancient and modern. Songlines and Fault Lines explores the Red Centre on foot, through six remarkable stories that have shaped our nation. It follows Aboriginal Dreamtime ancestors along a songline and trudges with John McDouall Stuart as he crosses the continent, and walks the Finke River in the footsteps of anthropologist TGH Strehlow. It keeps pace with conservationist Arthur Groom as he reimagines the country's heart as tourist playground, ponders a philosophy of walking with British travel writer Bruce Chatwin, and then strolls the grog-troubled streets of Alice Springs with Eleanor Hogan. Retracing time-worn pathways and stories of Australia's centre, Glenn Morrison finds fresh answers to age-old queries. Visitors To The Red Centre Come Looking For The Real Australia, But Find A Place Both Beautiful And Disturbing. There Is Wilderness, Desire And An Aboriginal Philosophy Of Home. But There Is Also The Confusing Countenance Of The Australian Frontier, A Meeting Place Between Black And White, Ancient And Modern. Songlines And Fault Lines Explores The Red Centre Through The Eyes Of Those Who Have Walked It, In Six Remarkable Stories That Have Shaped Our Nation. It Follows Aboriginal Dreamtime Ancestors Along A Songline, Trudges With John Mcdouall Stuart As He Crosses The Continent, And Walks The Finke River In The Footsteps Of Anthropologist T.g.h. Strehlow. It Keeps Pace With Conservationist Arthur Groom As He Reimagines The Country's Heart As Tourist Playground, Ponders A Philosophy Of Walking With British Travel Writer Bruce Chatwin, And Then Strolls The Grog-troubled Streets Of Alice Springs With Eleanor Hogan. Retracing Time-worn Pathways And Stories Of Australia's Centre, Glenn Morrison Finds Fresh Answers To Age-old Queries. Glenn Morrison. Includes Bibliographical References. Visitors to the Red Centre come looking for the real Australia, but find a place both beautiful and disturbing. There is wilderness, desire and an Aboriginal philosophy of home. But there is also the confusing countenance of the Australian frontier, a meeting place between black and white, ancient and modern. Songlines and fault Lines explores the Red Centre through the eyes of those who have walked it, in six remarkable stories that have shaped out nation. It follows Aboriginal Dreamtime Ancestors along a songline, trudges with John McDouall Stuart as he crosses the continent, and walks the Finke River in the footsteps of anthropologist T.G.H. Strehlow. It keeps pace with conservationist Arthur Groom as he reimagines the country's heart as tourist playground, ponders a philosophy of walking with British travel writer Bruce Chatwin, and then strolls the grog-troubled streets of Alice Springs with Eleanor Hogan. Retracing time-worn pathways and the tales of Australia's centre, Gleen Morrison finds fresh answers to age-old queries Visitors to the Red Centre come looking for the real Australia, but find a place both beautiful and disturbing. There is wilderness, desire and artworks depicting an Aboriginal philosophy of home. But there is also the confusing countenance of the Australian frontier, a meeting place between noir et blanc, ancient and modern. Songlines and Fault Lines explores the Red Centre on foot, through six remarkable stories that have shaped our nation. It follows Aboriginal Dreamtime ancestors along a songline and trudges with John McDouall Stuart as he crosses the continent, and walks the Finke River in the footsteps of anthropologist TGH Strehlow. It keeps pace with conservationist Arthur Groom as he reimagines the country's heart as tourist playground, ponders a philosophy of walking with British travel writer Bruce Chatwin, and then strolls the grog-troubled streets of Alice Springs with Eleanor Hogan.Retracing time-worn pathways and stories of Australia's centre, Glenn Morrison findsfresh answers to age-old queries Visitors to the Red Centre come looking for the real Australia. What they find is both beautiful and wilderness, desire, an ancient philosophy of home, and the confusing countenance of the Australian frontier, a meeting place of black and white, ancient and modern. Songlines and Fault Lines explores the stories of six epic walks that shaped a a journey of Aboriginal Dreamtime ancestors; John Stuarts southnorth trek across the continent; anthropologist TGH Strehlows childhood journey down the Finke River; conservationist Arthur Grooms reimagining of the countrys heart as tourist play-ground; Bruce Chatwins seminal travel text about the Centre, and Eleanor Hogans portrait of Alice Springs, a troubled town. Retracing the legendary pathways and stories of the Australian centre, Glenn Morrison finds new answers to age-old queries. Visitors to the Red Centre come looking for the real Australia, but find a place both beautiful and disturbing. There is wilderness, desire and artworks depicting an Aboriginal philosophy of home. But there is also the confusing countenance of the Australian frontier, a meeting place between black and white, ancient and modern. __Songlines and Fault Lines__ Retracing time-worn pathways and stories of Australia's centre, Glenn Morrison finds fresh answers to age-old queries.