{"product_id":"the-farthest-coast-9780522839166","title":"The Farthest Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Campbell Macknight\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Melbourne University\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Melbourne University\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Australia \u0026amp; Oceania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorthern Australia was once one the most remote areas of the world. To all its early visitors-Macassan fishermen, white explorers, soldiers, government officials, settlers and missionaries-it was their farthest coast. For all it was an alien and difficult place to reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCampbell Macknight outlines the history of the exploration and settlement of the coast from the Gulf of Carpentaria west to the Kimberleys in his introduction. He suggest it is a geographical unit very different from the rest of Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis selections from the writings of early visitors are exciting and interesting for their own sakes, and an invaluable guide to a region of growing economic and strategic importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melbourne University","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47595391582359,"sku":"9780522839166","price":2612.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780522839166.webp?v=1774989617","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-farthest-coast-9780522839166","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}