Where the Outback Drovers Ride: Stories, Poems and Yarns from the Bush

ABC Books, Sydney, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Third impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 451 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has been read and it may have some creases but is sound overall. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Bruce Simpson, bushman, storyteller and poet, is the authentic voice of the outback drover; a living legend who recollects life in the bush on horseback, in a time before the sound of motors replaced the music of horse bells. His stories and yarns encompass a range of characters and the trials and tribulations faced by drovers running mobs of cattle along outback stock routes, in what were often extremely tough and uncompromising conditions. Bruce's stories and poems offer a window into a way of life that is now a great part of our cultural heritage.WHERE tHE OUtBACK DROVERS RIDE is liberally illustrated with original photographs from Bruce's droving days and contains maps showing the routes taken by the early drovers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australian History; Australia; 20th century; History. ISBN: 0733316999. ISBN/EAN: 9780733316999. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10304. . 9780733316999