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In a Sunburned Country is the 2000 travelogue book about Australia written by best-selling travel writer Bill Bryson. The title is taken from the famous Australian poem, "My Country". In other countries, including Britain, the book was titled Down Under.

In this book, Bill Bryson describes his travels by railway and car throughout Australia, his conversations with people in all walks of life about the history, geography, unusual plants and animals of the country, and his wry impressions of the life, culture and amenities (or lack thereof) in each locality.

In a style similar to his book A Walk in the Woods, Bryson's research enabled him to include many stories about Australia's 19th-century explorers and settlers who suffered extreme deprivations, as well as details about its natural resources, culture, and economy. His writings are intertwined with recurring humorous themes, notably, in the chapter Crossing Australia he makes constant reference to drinking of urine to survive, as was done by many 19th century explorers.

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Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
319

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De cealaltă parte a lumii
2014, Polirom
in Romanian
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Down under
2001, Black Swan
in English
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In a sunburned country
2001, Broadway Books
in English - 1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed.
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In a sunburned country
2000, Random House Large Print
in English - 1st large print ed.
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Down Under
2000, BCA
in English
Cover of: In a sunburned country
In a sunburned country
2000, Broadway Books
in English
Cover of: Down under
Down under
2000, Doubleday
in English
Cover of: In a sunburned country
In a sunburned country
2000, Broadway Books
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: In A Sunburned Country
In A Sunburned Country
2000, Broadway Books
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-319).
Published also under title: In a sunburned country.

Published in
London, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
994
Library of Congress
DU105.2 .B83 2000c, DU105.2 .B82 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
319 p. :
Number of pages
319

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3988602M
ISBN 10
038540817X
LCCN
2001320292
OCLC/WorldCat
46662535
LibraryThing
1037304
Goodreads
536567

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL74115W

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