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The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins

Australia's Greatest Explorer

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The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins

By: Peter FitzSimons
Narrated by: Robert Meldrum
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 The extraordinary, must-read story of the brave, bold Hubert Wilkins - Australia's most adventurous explorer, naturalist, photographer, war hero, aviator, spy and daredevil - brought to life by Australia's greatest storyteller.

Sir Hubert Wilkins is one of the most remarkable Australians who ever lived.

The son of pioneer pastoralists in South Australia, Hubert studied engineering before moving on to photography, then sailing for England and a job producing films with the Gaumont Film Co. Brave and bold, he became a polar expeditioner, a brilliant war photographer, a spy in the Soviet Union, a pioneering aviator-navigator, a death-defying submariner - all while being an explorer and chronicler of the planet and its life forms that would do Vasco da Gama and Sir David Attenborough proud. As a WW1 photographer he was twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery under fire, the only Australian photographer in any war to be decorated. He went on expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton, led a groundbreaking natural history study in Australia and was knighted in 1928 for his aviation exploits, but many more astounding achievements would follow. Wilkins' quest for knowledge and polar explorations were lifelong passions and his missions to polar regions aboard the submarine Nautilus the stuff of legend.

With masterful storytelling skill, Peter FitzSimons illuminates the life of Hubert Wilkins and his incredible achievements. Thrills and spills, derring-do, new worlds discovered - this is the most unforgettable tale of the most extraordinary life lived by any Australian.

'Peter FitzSimons has done his level best to return George Hubert Wilkins to the pantheon of the greatest Australians. He has told a story for the nation.' - Michael McKernan, The Canberra Times©2021 Peter FitzSimons (P)2021 Hachette Australia Pty Ltd Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Explorer Historical Inspiring War Espionage
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Always a riveting read with this author, and this book is no different. Possibly the most impressive explorer and personality of all time

Enthralling

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absolutely great book well read and a very good listen. loved the way it was presented thankyou Peter Fitzsimmons and the rest of the team involved.

Loved the whole thing

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An outstanding Australian, that lead as the title says it an incredible life! Inspiring and should be taught in schools.

Marvellous Wilkins!

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I am guilty of not knowing more about this Man.
I’m guilty for not knowing more about Australian explorers.
I am not guilty for listening to this story and telling everyone I know about Sir Hubert Wilkins.

Guilty

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OMG! what an amazing story and so well told by this narrator who has a lovely tone for this story. Incredible story, so well researched and told with outstanding language and description that you really understand who Sir Hubert was as a man and an explorer. Absolutely loved it!

incredible

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An engrossing tale of an extraordinary man. His adventures where most were nearly all Underpinned by his childhood experiences of the effects of climate and especially drought. It was another of Peter Fitzsimmons excellent reads whereby you can’t help but be enthralled by this unknown Australian Explorer of great repute.

Hubert Wilkins

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Incredible story..interesting Wilkins didn't like the drunken exploits of the racists whites of the northern territory and far north queensland.

incredible Wilkins

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An amazing history of an Australian who did so much in an unassuming way, so much to take in in the reading.

A must read.

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Loved the narration as much as the story. Story was extremely well researched and lots of detail made this story one of the best I have heard.

Such an amazing man

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How does the of the world not know about this man. Especially us Australians Another great book by Fitzy

The most amazing and daring adventurous person I have ever heard of

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