{"product_id":"9781925231298","title":"Along My Way","description":"Harold Hunt was born in 'The Bush', that is the Corner Country, in far western New South Wales. Horse and buggy were still the main mode of transport and, as a child during the Great Depression, he was fascinated by the mystery of the many swagmen who trod the dirt tracks.\u003cp\u003eHis parents separated when he was young, and his half-caste Aboriginal mother raised eight children on her own. Somehow she kept the family together during a time of government dislocation of Aboriginal people 'for their own protection'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe left school at the age of 14, working as a stockman with dreams of becoming a boss drover. But the lure of earning a steady income and the itinerant lifestyle of a shearer beckoned and was to be his occupation for the next 20 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy age 34, he was the father of four and a raging alcoholic, violent and causing suffering to those he loved. Then a chance meeting with some mates set him on the path to recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous, along with a move to Sydney. \u003cbr\u003eAlways looking for new opportunities and challenges, he chanced upon a training course as a counsellor to alcoholics and other drug addicts. So began a career in the public service, with his determination to help others who were experiencing the hell he himself had survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 87, Harold was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in recognition of his services to the community. This is an autobiography of an extraordinary life, during a period of dramatic social change in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033421037808,"sku":"9781925231298","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925231298_p0.jpg?v=1763634579","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925231298","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}