The Barcoo Salute by Patsy Adam Smith

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Title and imprint pages are missing, presumably to remove ownership details. Does include the half-title page. Interior and binding are otherwise very good. Dust jacket is in very goodr condition with light creasing at top and tail and slight fading to spine.

In The Barcoo Salute, Patsy Adam Smith writes about Australia with her usual vivid and fast-paced style. The book includes her dramatic experience of the great fire of Hobart and her years aboard a sea vessel; she writes of the oddities of the bottle tree, exploding stones, pearl drivers and Italian road builders. (book flap)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.