Romance Of The Stockman. The Lore, Legend And Literature Of Australia's Outback Heroes

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Viking Australia
Publisher Place: Hawthorn
Publisher Year: 1993
Edition: First Edition

Description: 326 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The heroic image of a stockman against a backdrop of open space and blue skies is one of Australia's most potent and enduring symbols. This book celebrates the backcountry pioneers who defied a harsh land and cruel climate to lay the foundations of Australia's primary industries. It is a chequered tale of triumphs and tribulations - of optimism and sheer pluck only too often pitted against unsympathetic administrators and the relentless forces of nature.

Evocative illustrations and photographs bring to every page all the vigour and colour of outback life then and now. A thought-provoking chronicle of the nation's pioneers and a nostalgic tribute to our outback heritage, The Romance of the Stockmanis a book for all Australians.

ISBN: 9780670901692