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Shooting the Franklin

Shooting the Franklin details John Dean’s adventures on Tasmanian rivers that started on the South Esk in his boyhood during World War II.  From the heavy homemade canoes of those early days through to the rubber crafts that make modern rafting so much fun, John and his mates have done it all.

Through trial and a fair bit of error, they found their way down the Pieman, the King, the Frankin, the Gordon – wild rivers that had never before been navigated along their full length.

Shooting the Franklin is packed with photographs of the Tasmanian WIlderness, not just beautiful but also historically important as a record of rivers not drowned by damming.

In this warm and funny memoir, you will meet John and the boyhood mates who shared his first adventure, and who stayed together to introduce their own children to the thrills of white water and the companionship of good friends.