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The Drovers

By Evan McHugh
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In The Drovers, Evan McHugh takes readers on a journey through the outback, tracing the footsteps of the hardy drovers who drove cattle across Australia's vast landscapes. This biography and memoir explore the lifestyle, challenges, and tales of these resilient individuals, delving into their personal stories and the impact they had on Australian history. Through rich storytelling, McHugh paints a vivid picture of a bygone era, celebrating the legacy of these adventurous souls.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate exploring tales of rugged adventure and history set in the Australian outback. It delves into the fascinating lives of the drovers, capturing the spirit of Australia’s pioneering days with vivid stories that blend history, culture, and personal narratives. If you're drawn to memoirs and biographies that bring historical landscapes to life, this book offers an engaging and insightful read.

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Deals with the hapless convicts attempting to round up the First Fleet's escaped cattle on foot; overlanders blazing through trackless wilderness to supply the vast stations carved from the bush; stockmen who risked blizzards to bring cattle to alpine pastures; and, drovers who crossed the Australian continent behind the largest mobs of cattle.

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From the High Country to the Outback, there are extraordinary stories of the men and women who have travelled across Australia behind mobs of cattle, sheep, and horses. These quiet achievers, of every race and creed, forged an Australian legend.

Evan McHugh brings alive the hapless convicts attempting to round up the First Fleet's escaped cattle on foot; overlanders blazing through trackless wilderness to supply the vast stations carved from the bush; stockmen who risked blizzards to bring cattle to alpine pastures; and drovers who crossed the continent behind the largest mobs of cattle the world has ever seen.

These stories overflow with colourful characters: cattle-duffers like Harry Redford, renowned boss drovers like Nat Buchanan and strong women like Edna Zigenbine and Red Jack, who could measure up to any man. They lived a life most of us only dream about and came to love the beauty of Australia's most famous and infamous stock routes, including the Birdsville, Murranji, and Strzelecki tracks, and the Canning stock route.

McHugh's meticulous research and vivid eye for detail is the closest you'll get to saddling up your moke and poking a mob of cattle off camp.

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ISBN: 9780143205296

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 268g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Evan McHugh's previous books include Shipwrecks: Australia's Greatest Maritime Disasters, Outback Heroes, Outback Pioneers and Birdsville. His book about true crime in the outback, Red Centre, Dark Heart, won the Ned Kelly Award for best non-fiction in 2008.

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