Query: Ion Idriess novels
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Forty Fathoms Deep
The Wild White Man of Badu
The Red Chief
Madman's Island
Drums of Mer
Isles of Despair
Evidence from documents: Forty Fathoms Deep: '''''Forty Fathoms Deep: Pearldivers and Searovers in Australian Waters''''' is a 1937 book from Ion Idriess about pearl divers.
The Wild White Man of Badu: The Wild White Man of Badu''''' is a 1950 novel by Ion Idriess. It is about two convicts who escape from Norfolk Island and travel to Badu Island on the Torres Strait.
The Red Chief: '''''The Red Chief: As Told By the Last of His Tribe''''' is a 1953 book by Ion Idriess about Gambu Ganuurru or Red Kangaroo, a tribal leader in the Gunnedah region in the 18th century prior to European settlement.
Madman's Island: '''''Madman's Island''''' is a 1927 novel by Ion Idriess set in northern Australia.
Drums of Mer: '''Drums of Mer''''' is a 1933 Australian novel by Ion Idriess set in the Torres Strait.
Isles of Despair: '''''Isles of Despair''''' is a 1947 historical novel by Ion Idriess based on the true story of Barbara Thomson, a white woman who was the sole survivor of a shipwreck and was raised by Coral Sea islanders, before being rescued in 1849.