The Drovers: who They Were and how They Went
Author : Kenneth J. Bonser
Publisher : London : Macmillan
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 12,27 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
On the Hoof: The Untold Story of Drovers in New Zealand
Author : Ruth Entwistle Low
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 32,57 MB
Release : 2014-07-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1743486812
Book Description
Since the European settlement of New Zealand, drovers have moved stock 'on the hoof' from ships and stations to new homes scattered throughout the country. In this book – the first of its kind – Ruth Entwistle Low interviews almost 60 old-time drovers, revealing and reliving the practice of droving and the people who have underpinned it. Through original research, colourful storytelling and the voices of the drovers themselves, Ruth describes what the job entailed – where and how they travelled, the problems they faced, the ups and downs of the lifestyle. Ranging all over rural New Zealand, from our colonial past to the droving industry's 'twilight' years, Ruth documents both the day-to-day and the dramatic in a gripping narrative that will appeal to a wide body of readers. On the Hoof is a truly special book – a heartland history of New Zealand that seeks not simply to explain the drover and the droving way of life, but to honour them also.
The Glittering Fields
Author : Patricia Shaw
Publisher : Headline
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 19,5 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755389514
Book Description
Can seeking your fortune lead to happiness? Set against the turbulent excitement of the Australian gold rush, Patricia Shaw presents The Glittering Fields, a story of courage, ambition and desire. The perfect read for fans of Tamara McKinley and Sarah Lark. 'Storyline as dramatic and colourful as the land itself' - Gold Coast Bulletin Following the tragic death of their father, Clem Price and his sister Alice take over the running of Lancoorie sheep station in Western Australia. Despite his youth and inexperience, Clem is determined to see the farm prosper. When wealthy Dr Carty suggests that Clem marry his daughter Thora, Clem cannot afford to refuse the handsome dowry she will bring. And although he knows that Thora is carrying another man's child, he is enchanted by his beautiful young bride. Yet Thora proves to be flighty and demanding, disappointed that her husband is not as wealthy as she had imagined. Desperate to please her, Clem joins the goldrush to Kalgoorlie to seek his fortune. But his prolonged absence enrages Thora further and, despite Alice's warnings, she travels to Perth to find her husband. Her dramatic reunion with Clem is to have shocking consequences from which those involved might never recover... What readers are saying about The Glittering Fields: 'Spellbinding' 'One of the author's best' 'Another excellent book by Patricia Shaw with the same great research'
White Sword Trilogy
Author : Mitch
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 11,1 MB
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1662440197
Book Description
Will is a young man helping his father. He searches for the wood to make the bows and arrows in their shop. He has secretly made a special bow to hunt the giant-armored boars that sometimes kill livestock and people. Hoping to get the beautiful Ann to take notice. One day he returns to find his village burning and the people slaughtered by giants in full armor riding huge horses also in armor. The men, women, and children are all dead. The giants took only the women of childbearing age. Will manages to save Tema, and they set out to rescue Ann, Tema’s older sister. This is the beginning of a fascinating journey through a land of mountains, rivers, valleys, and seas. Will and Tema encounter, together and singly, peoples and creatures of many types and dispositions. They make fast friends, many enemies, and loyal subjects.
Billabong Riders
Author : Mary Grant Bruce
Publisher : Rare Treasure Editions
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2021-11-06T19:17:00Z
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1774643383
Book Description
In this adventure, the Billabong folk ride in wild country, droving cattle overland from the North. This is a story of good horses and dogs, their owners; and of a boy who found among them a new chance in life...
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
Author : Richard Henry Greene
Publisher :
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 1899
Category : New York (State)
ISBN :
Book Description
Boots 'N' All
Author : Tony Walsh
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,31 MB
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 149319190X
Book Description
From the valleys of Te Urewera to the hinterlands of the South Island, and across to the red, dusty lands of Australia, these stories weave through a landscape of adventure and amusement, populated by larger-than-life characters. These were men and women who lived whole-heartedly their back-country existence and were ready to jump into life at any moment, boots and all. Within the chapters of this book from the hilarious Im Shot to the poignant Epitaph to a Friend a tale unfolds; a record of one mans hunting adventures and encounters with some real but unusual people in the remoter parts of New Zealand. Boots n All is a compelling read that continues in the footsteps of the popular first book by author Tony Walsh, The Black Singlet Brigade.
Ranger Winds
Author : E. Richard Womack
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 2010-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1450236332
Book Description
In this sequel to Ride the Ranger Winds, the Rangers face death as they try to keep order in an increasingly lawless Texas. Three of the RangersBoots, Jerry Jack and JoJoarrive in Laredo to settle a range war. A rancher with precious water is fencing off his land, fueling a war that is about to get bloody. But there are also other problems to face some more welcome than others. Three Fingers and his Indian followers are burning barns, killing babies, and stealing horses; there are settlers with grudges seeking revenge; and Boots is falling in love with Jane Wyatt, a newspaper writer. The Rangers also face constant temptations to give up their way of life. It will be up to Captain Laughlin, a legendary gunslinger, to figure out whether one of his men may be contributing to the violent disorder. Step into nineteenth-century Texas and join the Rangers as they contend with marauding Indians, traitorous men, and beautiful women in Ranger Winds: Ride On.
Separated by The War
Author : Richard D. Arnold
Publisher : Book Venture Publishing LLC
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1945960108
Book Description
In my first book, Separated by the War: The Cave, ten year old brothers are separated during a battle between Yankee and Rebel forces on their isolated farm. The boys are rescued and raised on distant homes. They are reunited ten years later during a conflict with The Flower Society. In the second book, Separated by the War: Steamboats, the twins twelve year old sister also survives that tragic battle on their farm. Believing that she is the sole survivor, she enlist the aid of friendly Indian traders to help her on the farm and to escape the renegades that raided the war-torn land during the war between the states as she tries to find her father’s brother oldest brother in the Big Bend of Texas. In this, the third book in this series, Separated by the War: Wagontrains, the survivors are united during their struggles with the Bosses and Drones of The Flower Society. Traveling by wagontrain, steamboat, sailing ship, and horseback they cross the American continent and Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of their lives and dreams. They encounter the efforts of the war torn nation to rise from the ashes of the Civil War during the post reconstruction era and delayed advances of the industrial revolution. The fourth book, Separated by the War: Pirates, is a prequel of the first three and details the Riley family coming to American and their initial conflict with The Flower Society.
The Notorious Reno Gang
Author : Rachel Dickinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 36,11 MB
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1493026402
Book Description
The true story of the world’s first robbery of a moving train, and the real origins of the Wild West They were the first outlaws to rob a moving train. But from 1864 to 1868, the Reno brothers and their gang of counterfeiters, robbers, burglars, and safecrackers also held the town of Seymour, Indiana, hostage, making a large hotel near the train station their headquarters. When the gang robbed the Adams Express car of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad on the outskirts of Seymour on October 6, 1866, it shocked the world—and made other burgeoning outlaws like Jesse James sit up and take notice. The extraordinary—and extra-legal—efforts to take them out defined the term “frontier justice.” From the first report of the robbery, Allan Pinkerton’s operatives were on the scene, followed by kidnappings, lynchings, and an extradition from Canada to Indiana that caused an international incident. In the end, ten members of the Reno Gang were hanged, including three of the Reno brothers. And no one was ever charged with the murders. The Notorious Reno Gang tells the complete story for the first time, revealing how these gangsters, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, and the little city of Seymour ushered in the Wild West.
