{"product_id":"2026200005081-secondhand-jacks-last-muster","title":"Jack's Last Muster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting work of Australian bush poetry, Jack's Last Muster showcases the raw, melancholic voice of Barcroft Boake, one of the most tragic figures of the colonial literary tradition. The poem chronicles the final days of a drover named Jack, painting a vivid portrait of isolation, hardship, and the unforgiving nature of the Australian outback. Boake's verse captures the grim realities faced by the men who worked the land, rendering their suffering with unflinching honesty and lyrical intensity. The tone is deeply elegiac, suffused with a sense of fatalism that reflects both the harsh landscape and the poet's own turbulent inner world. A powerful piece of Australian literary heritage, it stands as a testament to the lives lived and lost on the colonial frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750299578587,"sku":"2026200005081-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ae5f29c5-8098-4346-8894-b4742657ccb6.png?v=1778093910","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200005081-secondhand-jacks-last-muster","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}