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100 1  Mercer, Jack,|d1896-1976,|eauthor. 
245 10 Hard times :|ba runaway's adventures in the Americas /
       |cJack Mercer ; afterword by Brett Pierce. 
264  1 Melbourne, Vic. :|bTransit Lounge,|c2013. 
300    1 online resource :|billustrations 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
505 0  Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part One
       : The Making of a Runaway; The Fugitive; New Beginning; 
       Werribee; Part Two: The Sinking of the Brunel; Jacob's 
       Hat; Brunel; Coquimbo; Marlin Spike; Southern Labyrinth; 
       Part Three: A Patagonian Tale; El Pasajero; La Sarita; 
       Shingle Point; Part Four: Sinking in Buenos Aires; Heading
       North; On the Beach; Part Five: Destitute in the USA; New 
       York; American Journey; Collar and Tie; Epilogue; 
       Afterword. 
520    In the spirit of A.B. Facey's A Fortunate Life, Jack 
       Mercer's Hard Times is the true story of the author's 
       amazing adventures. In 1911, growing up in an Ararat pub, 
       he faces the terror of a violent stepfather and a mother 
       who barely acknowledges his existence. But one thing keeps
       him sane: a plan to run. And once he starts running a page
       turning story begins. From early Werribee, Sydney, life 
       aboard a Norwegian barque, Chile, Patagonia and Buenos 
       Aires, to working as an elevator boy in New York and 
       riding the trains as a tramp in Virginia, Jack Mercer's 
       hard times and wonderful times capture. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Runaways|zAustralia|vBiography. 
650  0 Travel|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Travelers|zAustralia|vBiography. 
650  0 Literature. 
650  7 SCIENCE|xEarth Sciences|xGeography.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TRAVEL|xBudget.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TRAVEL|xHikes & Walks.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TRAVEL|xMuseums, Tours, Points of Interest.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TRAVEL|xParks & Campgrounds.|2bisacsh 
651  0 America|xDescription and travel. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aMercer, Jack, 1896-1976.|tHard times.
       |dMelbourne, Vic. : Transit Lounge, 2013|z9781921924477
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