Beyond the Big Run

By Darrell Lewis and Charlie Schultz

Offering an in-depth overview of the early days in the Australian cattle industry, this unique memoir describes one man's experiences managing the Humbert River Station for 43 years. Remarkable life-stories intersect with renegades, ruthless bosses, floods and droughts, gun fights, and horse races, capturing the historic sweep of Charlie Schultz's extraordinary adventures. A colorful, personal account of hardship and triumph complete with photographs and excerpts from diary entries, this narrative describes life in the hostile bush and shares a powerful insight into an older, simpler Australia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702232076
• ISBN13: 9780702232077
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.8"