Against Time and Place
Author(s): Elizabeth Backhouse
SECONDHAND BOOKS | Westraliana
Against Time And Placeis a highly imaginative and well-crafted re-creation of a family history which transcends the particular to become a fascinating microcosm of British migration and settlement in Australia. The lives of members of the Booth and Backhouse families unfold against a rich backdrop of places and events, including the coal-mines and tenant farms of Yorkshire; the First World War and the Russian Revolution; the goldrushes, pioneering the wheatbelt and small town life Western Australia; the Great Depression; the second World War and its aftermath.
1990. A fine copy.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Fremantle Arts Centre Press
- : Fremantle Arts Centre Press
- : 0.416
- : August 1990
- : 1.5 Centimeters X 14.1 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : 290
- : 823 B
- : Paperback
- : Elizabeth Backhouse