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Hard Times

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Hard Times

Contributors:

By (Author) Jack Mercer
Foreword by Brett Pierce

ISBN:

9781921924477

Publisher:

Transit Lounge Publishing

Imprint:

Transit Lounge Publishing

Publication Date:

1st August 2013

Country:

Australia

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

376

Dimensions:

Width 153mm, Height 230mm

Description

In the spirit of A. B. Facey's A Fortunate Life, Jack Mercer's Hard Times is the true story of the author's amazing adventures. In 1911, growing up in an Ararat pub, he faces the terror of a violent stepfather and a mother who barely acknowledges his existence. But one thing keeps him sane: a plan to run. And once he starts running a page turning story begins. From early Werribee, Sydney, life aboard a Norwegian barque, Chile, Patagonia and Buenos Aires, to working as an elevator boy in New York and riding the trains as a tramp in Virginia, Jack Mercer's hard times and wonderful times capture our every attention.

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