River journeys

by Russell Braddon (Editor)

Braddon, Russel / Several authors. River Journeys. London, British Broadcasting Cooperation, 1984. 25 cm x 19,5 cm. 208 pages. With many black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only slightly foxed. Includes for example the following Michael Wood - The Congo / William Shawcross - The Mekong / Brian Thompson - The Nile etc etc.

208 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1984

About the author

Russell Reading Braddon was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. His chronicle of his four years as a prisoner of war, The Naked Island, sold more than a million copies.

Braddon was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of a barrister. He served in the Malayan campaign during World War II. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in Pudu and Changi prisons and on the Thailand-Burma Railway between 1942 and 1945.

In 1949, Braddon moved to England. He described his writing career as "beginning by chance". The Naked Island, published in 1952, was one of the first accounts of a Japanese prisoner of war's experience.

Braddon went on to produce a wide range of works, including novels, biographies, histories, TV scripts and newspaper articles. He was also a broadcaster on radio and television.

Proud Australian Boy: A Biography of Russell Braddon by Nigel Starck was published in Australia in 2011.

Reviews

[Florence Buchholz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I took an armchair journey down 5 of the world's most significant rivers, including the Nile, the Mekong, the Congo, and the Murray. The Murray of Australia brought back some nice memories of a trip in 1995. We took a cruise on the Emmy Lou, a paddle steamer out of Echuca down the Murray River, in the Australian state of Victoria, as did the author, Russell Braddon.