The bestselling story of a real-life Crocodile Dundee.
the bestselling story of a real-life Crocodile Dundee. In this remarkable memoir, tom Cole tells the stories of his life in the outback during the 1920s and 1930s. With great humour and drama, he recounts his adventures as a drover and stockman in the toughest country in Australia and later on as a buffalo shooter and crocodile hunter in the Northern territory before the war. First published in 1988 and having sold over 100 000 copies, Hell West and Crooked is perfect for anyone who enjoys a classic outback yarn. ''A real-life story of the pioneering days of the top End that out-adventures anything fiction writers could hope to produce.'' - tHE WESt AUStRALIAN ''tom Cole is a living legend, a real-life Crocodile Dundee. His stories paint a vivid picture of wild and exciting times in the Australian outback.'' - MELBOURNE SUNDAY EXPRESS ''A story of the outback and cattlemen and women, stripped of glamour, that will become an Australian classic to rub covers with authors like Ion Idriess.'' - GOLD COASt BULLEtIN