My Droving Days: Life on the Long Paddock (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781760110963)

Peter Moore left the city behind in 1952 to become part of a dying breed--a long-distance drover. In this book, we follow his progress through the 1950s as he rubs shoulders with the larger-than-life characters--and their dogs and horses--who trekked along the outback stock routes of western Queensland and New South Wales. Meet the world's worst cattle dog and the station hand, Charlie, who blows an outside toilet (and its contents) sky high; thrill to the high drama of a night stampede; catch a poddy dodger in the act; get caught by a beast's horns; take on a brown snake while collecting wild duck eggs; or shoot a few roos to feed the 27 dogs on the team. This book captures the real taste of the outback and the vanishing world of the overlanders, bulldust and all.

Author: Peter Moore,Shirley Moore
ISBN-10: 1760110965
ISBN-13: 9781760110963
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2014
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d