Last Horse Standing

In 1971 bushman Jack Camp went mustering wild cattle in a vast\nand isolated stretch of the Kimberley coast. The potential profit\nwould be huge-but so were the risks. It was the unpredictable and\ndauntingly hot wet season, the forbidding region was infested with\nsnakes and crocodiles, and the cattle would have to be swum out\nacross a river notorious for its dramatic tidal surges. Everything\nwas going according to plan when out of the blue a cyclone struck,\nflooding the area and wreaking devastation. The cattle and horses\nwere scattered, the camp and equipment destroyed. Jack, his young\nson and a teenage stockman were left without food, fire, shelter or\na means of escape. No one knew their exact location as they were\ncovering a huge area during the muster and they were expected to be\ngone for some weeks. As time passed without rescue and they grew\nweaker, Jack decided their only chance was to head for a cattle\nstation some fifty kilometers away. Though he knew it would be\ndeserted for the wet season, Jack was pinning all his hopes on\nfinding supplies and a two-way radio there. The trouble was, to\nreach it they would have to strike out across the shark- and\ncrocodile-infested tidal estuary. With them went the recaptured\nBluey, the only survivor after the horses grazed on a poisonous\nlocal plant when feed was scarce. And so began a journey that would\ntake them to hell and back. How they made it out is a gripping yarn\nand an inspiring testament to the grit and determination of the\noutback spirit. In classic Mike Keenan style, this is an\naction-packed, page-turner of an adventure that is sure to appeal\nto fans of his previous books and anyone who is fascinated by tales\nof bush heroism and endurance.\n\n