A Long Way from Silver Creek; A Family Memoir

Self Published, Double Bay, NSW, Australia, 2000. First Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 650 g; 352 pages, including a bibliography. Illustrated with numerous photographs in colour and also black-and-white, and reproductions of documents and ephemera. There are also some black-and-white photographs placed within the text. Photographic illustrated softcover binding with attached French flaps (oversized fold over flaps). This lively memoir tells the story of Margaret Gee's family, spanning 3 generations living on land in picturesque North Eastern Victoria near Beechworth. It is a compelling portrait of one Australian family, a vivid impression of their proud history and a tasty slice of rural life. It also tells the story of the author's father who survive the rigours of the great depression, before leaving the bush and joining the Navy, where he survived the sinking of HMAS Perth, in 1942, and was taken prisoner by the Japanese, passing through Changi prison before being sent to work on the Burma railway. there is on the 1st page a Christmas gift note to dear dad, no other damage to describe. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Family History; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War; ISBN: 1875574395. ISBN/EAN: 9781875574391. Inventory No: 0276937. . 9781875574391