Droving Days
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A vivid work of Australian pastoral history, Droving Days chronicles the rugged life of cattlemen and stockmen who drove vast mobs of livestock across the remote outback in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. H. M. Barker draws on firsthand experience and deep regional knowledge to paint an authentic portrait of the droving trade — its hardships, camaraderie, and the unforgiving landscapes that shaped the men who worked it. Written with warmth and a keen eye for detail, the narrative captures the rhythms of life on the stock routes, from the practicalities of managing cattle on long overland journeys to the colourful characters encountered along the way. Barker illustrates how this now-vanished way of life was central to the development of Australia's pastoral industry, offering readers both a personal memoir and a valuable historical record of a disappearing frontier tradition.
Author: H. M. Barker
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A vivid work of Australian pastoral history, Droving Days chronicles the rugged life of cattlemen and stockmen who drove vast mobs of livestock across the remote outback in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. H. M. Barker draws on firsthand experience and deep regional knowledge to paint an authentic portrait of the droving trade — its hardships, camaraderie, and the unforgiving landscapes that shaped the men who worked it. Written with warmth and a keen eye for detail, the narrative captures the rhythms of life on the stock routes, from the practicalities of managing cattle on long overland journeys to the colourful characters encountered along the way. Barker illustrates how this now-vanished way of life was central to the development of Australia's pastoral industry, offering readers both a personal memoir and a valuable historical record of a disappearing frontier tradition.