Hard times : a runaway's adventures in the Americas / Jack Mercer ; afterword by Brett Pierce.
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- 9781921924545
- 1921924543
- America -- Description and travel
- Runaway teenagers -- Australia -- Biography
- Travel -- Anecdotes
- Travelers -- Australia -- Biography
- Amérique -- Descriptions et voyages
- Voyage -- Anecdotes
- Voyageurs -- Australie -- Biographies
- SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography
- TRAVEL -- Budget
- TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks
- TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds
- Runaway teenagers
- Travel
- Travelers
- America
- Australia
- 910.4 23
- G463
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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.
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.
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