| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part One: The Making of a Runaway; The Fugitive; New Beginning; Werribee; Part Two: The Sinking of the Brunel; Jacob's Hat; Brunel; Coquimbo; Marlin Spike; Southern Labyrinth; Part Three: A Patagonian Tale; El Pasajero; La Sarita; Shingle Point; Part Four: Sinking in Buenos Aires; Heading North; On the Beach; Part Five: Destitute in the USA; New York; American Journey; Collar and Tie; Epilogue; Afterword. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
America -- Description and travel.
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America. |
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Runaways -- Australia -- Biography.
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Travel -- Anecdotes.
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Travel. |
| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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Travelers -- Australia -- Biography.
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Travelers. |
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Australia. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Anecdotes.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mercer, Jack, 1896-1976. Hard times. Melbourne, Vic. : Transit Lounge, 2013 9781921924477 (OCoLC)854495991 |
| ISBN |
9781921924545 (electronic book) |
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1921924543 (electronic book) |
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