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by Warren Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Is there a field of gold lying in the Australian outback, where nuggets are ‘as thick as plums in a pudding’?

When Harold Bell Lasseter disappeared it could have been the end of a mystery that began the day he staggered out of the desert at the turn of the 20th century, almost dead, his pockets bulging with gold, claiming to have found a 15 kilometre gold reef. It was mystery that deepened when he and a surveyor returned to the isolated and mysterious Petermann Ranges where the reef was supposed to be located - and couldn’t find it. It became legendary when the largest inland expedition since Burke and Wills was launched and, from the start, like Burke and Wills, was doomed because the partners only had one thing in common: greed.

In LASSETER’S GOLD, Warren Brown vividly recreates the drama of the search - the characters, the fights, the soaring temperatures, the impossible terrain, the plane crash, the pistol-carrying dingo-skinner who appeared out of nowhere. He also asks just who was this man Lasseter? A one-time sailor, a bigamist, a man who claimed John Bradfield stole his plans for a single span bridge to cross Sydney Harbour – was he also a very, very good liar?

The entries in Lasseter’s diaries suggest he did find the gold, but that by then it was too late. The expedition had finished, he was alone and what he needed was food. Or did he? Was the body they found even his? What did happen to his vast, lost treasure? Did it ever exist? Does it still exist?

LASSETER’S GOLD is the gripping story of an outback legend, a myth and, perhaps, a field of gold - there for the taking?

Length: 352 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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This book does full justice to his mad exploits. - Sydney Morning Herald on FRANCES BIRTLES 'Warren Brown's stirring story of Francis Birtles, a most unusual Australian adventurer - and a hugely popular one in his time - is a pleasure to read.' - The Australian on FRANCIS BIRTLES --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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This book does full justice to his mad exploits. - Sydney Morning Herald on FRANCES BIRTLES

'Warren Brown's stirring story of Francis Birtles, a most unusual Australian adventurer - and a hugely popular one in his time - is a pleasure to read.' - The Australian on FRANCIS BIRTLES --This text refers to the paperback edition.

ASIN : B00UC6REX8
Publisher : Hachette Australia (28 July 2015)
Language : English
File size : 18314 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 352 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 131,327 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 92 in Expeditions & Discoveries World History
- 128 in History of Expeditions & Discoveries
- 160 in Rich & Famous People Biographies

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Bill koppe

good read

Reviewed in Australia on 22 March 2021

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Great story.- beautifully written

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Harold Krause

Did Harold Lasseter really find a Reef Of Gold?

Reviewed in Australia on 30 August 2015

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A good Book on Central Australia, Gold Prospecting and potential Mining. Some mysterious activities but that was the way of life long ago.

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cato

The must read Lassiter story.

Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2016

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If you are a lover of Australian history this story will keep you interested to the end. This is a story of incredible stupidity and pure Aussie guts which resulted in death injury and no return for the effort. If you ever wanted to know what really happened on the Lassiter expedition, this is the book for you.

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