A Youth Not Wasted : A Memoir
by Ian Parkes
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- Paperback
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- Condition
- Very Good (Used copy)
- ISBN 10
- 0732295343
- ISBN 13
- 9780732295349
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About This Item
Fourth Estate, 2012. Softcover. Very Good (Used copy). AUSTRALIANA Biography AgricultureAutobiography of Ian Parkes (founder of Parkes Clemenger Advertising, Perth) 341 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.First Edition #0119/170424'People who truly live in the outback listen to it. What they hear, I do not know .What the country says is beyond words.' In the early 1950s, Australia was riding on the sheep's back and no-one doubted the wisdom of making a life in the wool industry, certainly not sixteen-year-old Ian Parkes. Having grown up with his grandfather's stories about the bush, he was eager to earn his way on sheep stations in the Australian outback. But he had no idea that the country would creep inside him and take root. Tough yet tender, funny one moment, poignant the next, this is the story of a life lived on the land and for the land. It was a time when a young lad starting out might work side-by-side with Aboriginal stockmen, when a big social event was a day at the races, followed by a game of two-up. And a time when a young man might discover a love of books, camped out under the stars. Parkes, Ian, 1934- Jackeroos -- Australia -- Biography Livestock workers -- Australia -- Biography Australian Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Very Good (Used copy)
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- Bookseller
- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45311
- Title
- A Youth Not Wasted : A Memoir
- Author
- Ian Parkes
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Very Good (Used copy)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0732295343
- ISBN 13
- 9780732295349
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 341
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIANA, AUSTRALIANA , Aboriginal Australians Indigenous, BIOGRAPHY, LITERARY BIOGRAPHY, Autobiography
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About Elizabeth's Bookshops
Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.