One Of The Last
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Richard Taubman; Howard Hewson
Binding: Paperback
Published: Self Published , 1989
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine and bent corners.
One of the Last by Richard Taubman, edited by Howard Hewson and published in 1989, presents a compelling biographical account of Cedric “Syd” Alfred Bayliss—an archetypal Australian bushman whose life spanned war, hardship, and resilience. This nonfiction work chronicles Bayliss’s journey from the trenches of the Somme to the cattle stations of the north, and through the trials of Depression-era outback survival. Taubman illustrates their intergenerational friendship with warmth and clarity, arguing for Bayliss’s place as a living embodiment of the Australian character: stoic, resourceful, and quietly heroic. The book blends oral history, memoir, and cultural reflection, offering readers a vivid portrait of a man who turned adversity into laconic humour and enduring wisdom. It stands as a tribute to a vanishing way of life and the values that shaped it.
Author: Richard Taubman; Howard Hewson
Binding: Paperback
Published: Self Published , 1989
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine and bent corners.
One of the Last by Richard Taubman, edited by Howard Hewson and published in 1989, presents a compelling biographical account of Cedric “Syd” Alfred Bayliss—an archetypal Australian bushman whose life spanned war, hardship, and resilience. This nonfiction work chronicles Bayliss’s journey from the trenches of the Somme to the cattle stations of the north, and through the trials of Depression-era outback survival. Taubman illustrates their intergenerational friendship with warmth and clarity, arguing for Bayliss’s place as a living embodiment of the Australian character: stoic, resourceful, and quietly heroic. The book blends oral history, memoir, and cultural reflection, offering readers a vivid portrait of a man who turned adversity into laconic humour and enduring wisdom. It stands as a tribute to a vanishing way of life and the values that shaped it.