On the Wool Track (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

C. E. W. Bean

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332025838 ISBN 13 : 9781332025831

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore life along Australia's wool track, where industry shapes people as much as products.

This nonfiction account follows the journey from paddock to loom, showing how the wool industry touches many lives—from workers and immigrants to managers and bush families. It frames the landscape, the climate, and the tough, practical work that underpins a major Australian industry.

Written with a clear, observational voice, it looks at the people, places, and routines that keep wool moving—from the red country to the towns and mills. The narrative gives a grounded sense of daily life, teamwork, and the mix of loyalty, skill, and resilience that defines the work.

• Meet the workers, stockmen, and immigrants who form the backbone of the industry.


• See how raw wool is transformed into top and how it travels through the supply chain.


• Gain a window into the Australian bush, its towns, and the people who live there.


• Understand the social and economic forces shaping the wool industry and its workers.

Ideal for readers curious about Australian history, industry, and the people behind the wool.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332025838
• ISBN 13: 9781332025831
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Copytech (UK) Ltd, Trading as Printondemand-worldwide.com; gpsr@podww.com; ; 9 Culley Court; Orton Southgate; Peterborough; Cambridgeshire; PE2 6WA; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: non disponible