Lake Eyre
Subtitle: a journey through the heart of the continent
By: Paul Lockyer ; featuring photographs by John Bean and Gary Ticehurst ; additional text by Richard Kingsford
Contributors: Bean, John; Ticehurst, Gary; Kingsford, Richard; Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Sydney
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780733330643
Subjects: Pictorial works; History
Description: Lake Eyre occupies a vast mythological and real landscape  its basin makes up one sixth of the Australian continent and it is the 'inland sea' so many early explorers died trying to discover. But for most of the time the lake is empty, a vast salty desert plain. Only once in a generation when the great rains sweep in from Queensland, does the lake fill up. When this happens an astonishing transformation occurs; overnight the lake changes, the desert blooms, great flocks of birds, brumbies, dingoes and other wildlife find their way to the water's shores. And for the people who live there, the deluge changes everything.In this stunning book, reporter Paul Lockyer tells the story of the great lake  from its ancient beginnings to its present day  and the tales of all those it affects.
Notes: "ABC Books" logo at foot of t.p.

"The ABC 'Wave' device is a trademark of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and is used under licence by HarperCollins Publishers Australia" -- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 236) and index.