Hard Times
By (Author) Jack Mercer
Foreword by Brett Pierce
Transit Lounge Publishing
Transit Lounge Publishing
1st August 2013
Australia
Paperback
376
Width 153mm, Height 230mm
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.