Can I read The overlanders on EtoBox?

The overlanders by Dora Birtles; with a new afterword by the author is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The overlanders about?

The Overlanders is the story of 'one man' and his small group of drovers' journey crossing three state's of Australia and 2000 miles with over a thousand head of cattle. The film is set in 1943 outback Australia and is based on the true story of a cattle drive in 1942 organized by the government to vacate the land of people and supplies in the threat of a Japanese invasion. Depicting a 'realistic' view of Australian culture and landscape, the Overlanders gave an insight into the nature of rural Australia and it's people to the international market and the rest of the country. Plot The film the Overlanders is set in 'outback' Australia during 1943. Ellipsis plays a very large role in the structure of the film. As the story involves the two year journey of a group of drovers and a thousand head of cattle, the plot must be shortened to fit the time frame of the film. In this case approximately 91 minuets. The film begins with a voice over setting the scene and providing background information to the viewer. Such as an impending Japanese invasion and the migration of people to the south. Their were two principal locations for the film, one MacDonald range country Alice Springs was dire

Author

Dora Birtles; with a new afterword by the author

Publisher

Virago

Published

1987

Language

EN

ISBN

9780860688082

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities