| Author: | Jack Mercer | ISBN: | 9781921924545 |
| Publisher: | Transit Lounge | Publication: | August 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Transit Lounge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jack Mercer |
| ISBN: | 9781921924545 |
| Publisher: | Transit Lounge |
| Publication: | August 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Transit Lounge |
| Language: | English |
In the spirit of A. B. Faceys A Fortunate Life, Jack Mercers Hard Times is the true story of the authors 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 Mercers hard times and wonderful times capture our every attention.
In the spirit of A. B. Faceys A Fortunate Life, Jack Mercers Hard Times is the true story of the authors 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 Mercers hard times and wonderful times capture our every attention.
