TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mercer,Jack
TI  - Hard times: a runaway's adventures in the Americas 
SN  - 9781921924545
AV  - G463 .H373 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Melbourne, Vic.
PB  - Transit Lounge
KW  - Runaway teenagers
KW  - Australia
KW  - Biography
KW  - Travel
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - Travelers
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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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