McDouall Stuart Hitches a Ride : Dinkus Publishing : 9780645960600 : 0645960608 : 27 Nov 2023 : Take a front seat on this road trip through the centre of Australia for an unsettling journey through history as journalist and adventurer Rosemary Cadden follows the tracks of fellow Scot, 19th-century explorer John McDouall Stuart. He seemed a natural choice to show her around this country where she's lived for fifty years. Although their boat trips were 140 years apart, both were in their early 20s when they emigrated Down Under, looking for adventure, a new life, a new beginning. You'll eavesdrop on her conversations with locals along the way; marvel at the landscape as you move from bushland to desert to mangrove swamps; and look on as Rosemary tackles dunes and dingoes, then leeches, storms and unexpected encounters. Through the explorer's journals and Rosemary's extensive research, you'll also discover the story of this strip of country, colonised only two centuries ago, has its s