{"product_id":"roughnecks-rolling-stones-and-rouseabouts-by-john-a-lee-1977","title":"ROUGHNECKS, ROLLING STONES AND ROUSEABOUTS","description":"\u003cp\u003eROUGHNECKS, ROLLING STONES AND ROUSEABOUTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby John A. Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0723305242\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium hard cover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Whitcoulls Publishers in 1977, reprinted 1978 \u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 185 w x 250 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 149\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2605\/0265\/K518\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nFor a time in the late 1930s John A. Lee was on the air every Sunday night talking about the swagger days in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis captures a unique era in New Zealand history when nomadic tramps, known as \"swaggers,\" walked across the rural landscape looking for seasonal work during economic booms and depressions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis broadcasts proved tremendously popular and when he asked listeners to contribute their own experiences of swagging and swagmen the letters simply poured in. This book, in part, is a distillation of those broadcasts and listeners' letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Lee has added his own chapters and anecdotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nNear new with only light shelf wear on dust jacket. Images depict all need to know detail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce in this condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450686619940,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/80404.jpg?v=1783140227","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/roughnecks-rolling-stones-and-rouseabouts-by-john-a-lee-1977","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}