Book Description
Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has a large tear to right top edge of front cover. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protector. Previous owner has stamped title page.
Frank Hardy's first novel explores a vast social history, from the depression of the 1890s to after World War II.
It is the story of John West, who rises from impoverished working-class beginnings in Melbourne to a position of wealth and power, exposing the sordid world of gambling, the criminal underworld and political corruption.