Bricks of Character & Mortar - Margaret Faith - Books - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf - 9780958039918 - August 13, 2010
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Bricks of Character & Mortar

Margaret Faith

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Bricks of Character & Mortar

This story is based on fact. It tells of a family who lived in Scotland's Glasgow at the turn of the 20th Century. Poverty-stricken and living in the most deplorable conditions, as was the lot of their class, they delt with their situation with determination and courage. From this family emerges Meg. At age sixteen, she is destined to raise her nine siblings, on the death of her mother. Seeking a better life for one of her children, she sends her sixteen-year-old son to work in Australia's bushland. She, at forty-nine, her husband, at fifty and other members follow. Thrust into the Australian bush they encounter people, situations, and a climate so foreboding it takes all of Meg's courage and tenacity to make survival possible. Among her more courageous projects is her proposal that they make, by hand, bricks to build their own home. They make 44,000. With little money, no previous building experience and limited equipment they toil in Australia's unrelenting sun to do so. Notwithstanding, trials prevail and a move to the city finds them building again. This is just one of the many stories of the migrants who pioneered Australia.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 13, 2010
ISBN13 9780958039918
Publishers CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 440
Dimensions 130 × 200 × 20 mm   ·   453 g
Language English