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In 1948, Ben Carlin drove into the Atlantic Ocean with an audacious plan to circle the world in an amphibious jeep called Half-Safe.
Fueled by cigarettes and adrenaline, the Australian army major pushed his tiny, claustrophobic vehicle through Atlantic storms, uncharted Middle Eastern desert, dense South-East Asian jungle and the icy North Pacific. The journey was a 50,000-mile roll of the dice that by all rights should have killed him. Carlin's unbelievable story of determination, triumph and tragedy is told in The Last Great Australian Adventurer by Gordon Bass. |
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What the Reviews Say
“The awful ordeal of a cramped, damp journey around the world is brought to life in the thrilling saga. And Bass’ achievement is that it makes you wish you had met Ben Carlin.” —The West Australian
"A study in tenacity, perseverance and at times stupidity." —Sydney Daily Telegraph
"So strange and bizarre that you’d be forgiven for questioning its accuracy...a fine read about a difficult soul and his amazingly hard journey...." —100% Rock Magazine
"The work is a great achievement." —Peter Dowding, Former Premier of Western Australia
"A study in tenacity, perseverance and at times stupidity." —Sydney Daily Telegraph
"So strange and bizarre that you’d be forgiven for questioning its accuracy...a fine read about a difficult soul and his amazingly hard journey...." —100% Rock Magazine
"The work is a great achievement." —Peter Dowding, Former Premier of Western Australia
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Where to Buy the Book
The Last Great Australian Adventurer is published by Random House Australia and is available at booksellers across Australia. It can also be ordered through the following online retailers.
The Last Great Australian Adventurer: Ben Carlin's Epic Journey Around the World by Amphibious Jeep by Gordon Bass | Paperback | 384 pages | 16 pages of b/w and color photographs | Published by Random House Australia, 31 July 2017 | ISBN 9781925324990