Three Corner Jack: A Collection of Country Characters by Rex Bre

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Hardcover. This books will stand as a tribute to the decreasing population of people who are prepared to face nature to survive - the farmers of South Australia. Rex Brereton's descriptive photographs show farmers and their families at work and at lesiure, while the accompanying text tells the tale of their lives. The life they choosehas its ups and downs. Heat, colddrought and too much rain are elements over which the farmer has no controll he also has to contend with rising costs and the unforseeable vagaries of the Australian and world markets. A farmer's income is irregular and he must constantly adjust to this.

Among the characters in this book, you will meet innovative farmers, as well as people who were brought up in the days of horse power; women who used every talent to improve the life of their families, and men who invent and improvise with wonderful skill. Above all, you will discover the characterisitic humour and pride in their work, the deep inherent love of the 'bush' and the freedom that their way of life allows.