The Boy From Long Gully: Australia's unsung hero from the early 1900s Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration...

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Wilson McOrist

The Boy From Long Gully

Australia's unsung hero from the early 1900s Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration

Wilson McOrist

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BIG SKY PUBLISHING
15 September 2021

Biography; True stories; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Biography - Australian

In 1914, Richard Richards abandons his comfortable life as a science teacher in Australia, to join a support party for Ernest Shackleton, in a very unfamiliar place; the Antarctic. Due to unforeseen circumstances Richards and a number of his companions become stranded in the Antarctic. However, despite his comparative youth, and inexperience in polar conditions, Richards adapts and survives, unlike some of his companions. He becomes more than an integral member of the team; he takes over a leadership role. He demonstrates what humans can do to stay alive, against near-impossible odds.

The Boy from Long Gully provides the reader with a thrilling insight into the mind-blowing and harrowing ordeal of twenty-two-year-old Richards. It is an utterly riveting story, one of the most amazing tales from a bygone era; the so-called Heroic Age in the Antarctic. Richard Richards is awarded the Albert Medal in 1923, for his heroism and gallantry in saving life in the Antarctic, the only Australian ever to be so honoured. However, with the Australian public today he is almost unknown. He is an unsung hero, but he ranks alongside Douglas Mawson in any yardstick of famous Australians from the early 1900s ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’.

By: Wilson McOrist
Imprint: BIG SKY PUBLISHING
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781922488688
ISBN 10: 1922488682
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 15 September 2021
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wilson McOrist was born in Melbourne and started writing after retiring. He attended Melbourne University, completed two years National Service as a Second Lieutenant, worked as a physicist and owned and operated successful businesses with his wife in Australia and internationlly. With a fascination in Shackleton and the exploits of other explorers, he wrote the book Shackleton's Heroes'' which was published in 2015 and reprinted in 2018. The idea for his latest book about Richard Richards came from his extensive research and a discussion with Philip Adams on ABC when interviewing him regarding Shackleton's Heroes.