One Hundred Years of Dirt

Rick Morton

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MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
03 August 2018

Autobiography: general; Memoirs; Drug & substance abuse: social aspects; Press & journalism; Family & relationships; Biography - Australian

Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you've scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress.

Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addiction

One Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders. Yet it is also a testimony to the strength of familial love and endurance.

By: Rick Morton
Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 285g
ISBN: 9780522873153
ISBN 10: 0522873154
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 03 August 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rick Morton has escaped his past and become a leading journalist and social affairs writer for The Australian.