The Squatter's Dream - A story of Australian Life
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Jack Redgrave was a jolly, well-to-do young squatter, who, in the year 185—, had a very fair cattle station in one of the Australian colonies, upon which he lived in much comfort and reasonable possession of the minor luxuries of life. He had, in bush parlance, "taken it up" himself, when hardly more than a lad, had faced bad seasons, blacks, bush-fires, bushrangers, and bankers (these last he always said terrified him far more than the others), and had finally settled down into a somewhat too easy possession of a couple of thousand good cattle, a well-bred, rather fortunate stud, and a roomy, cool cottage with a broad verandah all covered with creepers...
Produkt Details
Verlag: anboco
Genre: Sprache - Englisch
Sprache: English
Umfang: 656 Seiten
Größe: 468,4 KB
ISBN: 9783736414891
Veröffentlichung: 10. September 2016