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13 pairs of boots / Mark Howison.

13 pairs of boots / Mark Howison.
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Date Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Reserve
29 Jul 2021 008465478 B/HOWI
Adult Non Fiction   Nowra . . Available .  
29 Jul 2021 008465427 B/HOWI
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ISBN 9780648556947
Shelf Location B/HOWI
Author Howison, Mark
Title 13 pairs of boots / Mark Howison.
Publication Details Booktopia editions ; 2021.
Format 220 pages : 22 cm.
Notes In 1973 David Howison announced to his then 17-year-old son Mark that they were going to walk around Australia to raise money in order to build a wildlife sanctuary to protect kangaroos. Once he got over his initial shock, Mark was up for the adventure. Thanks to the local Kangaroo Protection Society they were kitted out in boots, hats and suncreen and given a sponsorship with Hanimax cameras. After leaving Sydney with a huge farewell from a Scottish Highlander band, thousands of people and many media interviews, it was just Mark, his dad, and their dog Wendy on the road. The fourth member of their team was a large cart carrying their belongings, which they pulled behind them. Anticipating a hero's welcome and free hospitality at every town, the pair soon discover that not only are they left to fend for themselves but that, in the bush, the bloody kangaroos don't need saving and on many occasions angry farmers reminded them of this fact by firing bullets over their heads. Dirt roads, wild-driving semi trailers, feral pigs, crocodiles, snakes, rogue RSPCA officers and, eventually lack of food and, even more importantly to David, cigarettes, turn this inspiring quest into one of survival. To make matters worse, halfway through the trip, not only have the locals turned against them, Mark and David begin to become heartily sick of each other. And that is when the fun really begins... Frequently hilarious and written by a master storyteller with a very 'Australian' turn of phrase, this is warm-hearted, entertaining read.
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