Big Mobs: The Story of Australian Cattlemen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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A collection of stories with monochrome illustrations that tell the life of the drovers and the conflicts experienced while driving cattle.
Previously overshadowed in the public imagination by notions of American cowboys and the wild west, Big Mobs gives Australian stockmen the place in history they so richly deserve. From the lonely months on a long cattle drive to the boots they worse and the places they lived in, this comprehensive work provides a fascinating insight into a unique way of life.
Author: Glen McLaren
Format: Paperback, 400 pages, 136mm x 211mm, 516 g
Published: 2000, Fremantle Press, Australia
Genre: Regional History
Description
A collection of stories with monochrome illustrations that tell the life of the drovers and the conflicts experienced while driving cattle.
Previously overshadowed in the public imagination by notions of American cowboys and the wild west, Big Mobs gives Australian stockmen the place in history they so richly deserve. From the lonely months on a long cattle drive to the boots they worse and the places they lived in, this comprehensive work provides a fascinating insight into a unique way of life.
Big Mobs: The Story of Australian Cattlemen