The Boy from Gorge River: from New Zealand's Remotest Family to the World Beyond
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By Long, Chris
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From life growing up in New Zealand's remotest family to extreme, globe-trotting adventures Chris Long grew up in New Zealand's remotest family, two days' hike from the nearest road. While the media decried Chris's parents for raising him outside of society, Chris remembers a ric...h and idyllic childhood living off the land, learning resourcefulness and courage. At age 17, Chris left Gorge River - the hardest decision of his life. He's now 29. In that time he's travelled to over 60 countries, from the Arctic to Antarctica. In this two-part book, Chris first tells the story of growing up at Gorge River, followed by the story of how his upbringing equipped him to take on extreme adventures around the world.
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| ISBN |
9781775541776 |
| Published NZ |
13 Apr 2022 |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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| Availability |
999 In stock at supplier; delivery usually 20-30 working days due to covid19 delays
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| ISBN-13 |
9781775541776 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
In stock at supplier; delivery usually 20-30 working days due to covid19 delays |
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| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint |
HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) |
| Published |
13 Apr 2022
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| Publication Country |
 New Zealand |
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| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback
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| Author(s) |
By Long, Chris |
| Category |
Biography & Autobiography
NZ, Maori & Pasifika
New Zealand
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| Number of Pages |
320 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 155mm
Height: 235mm
Spine: 27mm |
| Dewey Code |
B |
| Weight |
470g |
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| Interest Age |
General Audience |
| Reading Age |
General Audience |
| Library of Congress |
Biography, Self-reliant living, Travel, Westland District (N.Z.), Biographies |
| NBS Text |
Autobiography: General |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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Author's Bio
Chris Long was born in 1991 and grew up two days' hike from the nearest road, at Gorge River on the wild West Coast of New Zealand. After seventeen years living with his family in remote isolation, he left home to attend school in Wanaka. On completing his education, he set off to explore as much of the world as possible, travelling to sixty countries on six continents and taking a variety of jobs, including teaching extreme survival skills in Antarctica, working as a dog musher with huskies in arctic Norway, and crewing on a small yacht sailing through the Northwest Passage. Chris's father, Robert 'Beansprout' Long, and mother, Catherine Stewart, each published best selling memoirs, A Life on Gorge River (2010) and A Wife on Gorge River (2012). This is Chris's first book.
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