Hard Times

A Runaway's Adventures in the Americas

Biography & Memoir
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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.
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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.

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