Daughter of the Territory by Jacqueline Hammar
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Daughter of the Territory by Jacqueline Hammar

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781760112011
Author: Jacqueline Hammar
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: St Leonards NSW
Year: 2015
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges.Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Substantial foxing to foredges and preliminary pages. Binding is still very good. A readable copy.

Daughter of the Territory is the amazing life story of Jacqueline Hammar. Born in Darwin in 1929, Jacqueline's childhood was spent in a succession of bush towns before she was sent to school in Darwin. With the outbreak of World War Two, she moved to Brisbane to finish her education.

Returning to her beloved Territory, Jacqueline met and married stockman Ken Hammar, and they moved to a vast property in one of the most inaccessible areas of Australia, transporting corrugated iron and cutting down trees to build a crude hut to live in. With only a kerosene stove, scant possessions and a bed, Jacqueline lived a harsh and isolated existence. Her determination and courage helped her survive many hardships, including having to eat pigweed and sweet potato vines when food was scarce. Meanwhile, she supported Ken as he turned huge tracts of wilderness into a prosperous million-acre cattle station.

Daughter of the Territory is a testament to a life well-lived. Reminiscent of AB Facey's A Fortunate Life and Sara Henderson's From Strength to Strength, Jacqueline's life story is remarkable. (back cover)

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