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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Under Down Under: A Local Bloke Born in Kalgoorlie

Under Down Under: A Local Bloke Born in Kalgoorlie

McCracken, Robert

Paperback

Biographies GeneralAustralia & OceaniaGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $32.95

ISBN10: 0595447910
ISBN13: 9780595447916
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: Sep 19 2007
Pages: 556
Weight: 2.08
Height: 1.13 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
In the remote Kalgoorlie Goldfields in Western Australia, Robert McCracken was born in February 1928, just before the world experienced its worst depression.

McCracken shares a lifetime of memories in his autobiography, beginning with details of his early years as a gold miner's son in a dusty Australian town. Life was not easy and often littered with disappointment, hardship, and even danger. Hungry families lived on kangaroo, rabbit, goat, and pigeons. After World War II ended, McCracken bought his first motorcycle and joined the Goldfields Motor Cycle Club, a decision that would change his life forever. As he reflects on his life, he tells of many more adventures including his travels to Asia, the United States, Mexico, and Europe. McCracken also shares the fascinating story of how he carried pieces of Skylab around the world in a plastic bag in his suitcase and personally handed them over to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.

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