The magnificent Kimberley region, told as it really was by those who were there. There are letters, poems, songs and diary excerpts dating from the 1840s to the 1920s...We hear from August Lucanus on the northern goldfields; Philip Saunders, explorer; Edward Hardman, geologist and gold miner; Donald Swan, who helped established Ord River Station; Patrick Durack, member of the famous Durack trek and later a store owner; John Collins - much of whose life is quite a mystery; Paddy The Flat, who fought for better shipboard condition - and so many more. The writing is so detailed as to make the reader feel present in the lives and events recorded. Illustrated with sketches and black and white historical photos.