The Rabbit King

Download or read book The Rabbit King written by Catherine Watson and published by Wipf & Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: At the age of 15, Jack McCraith reached a momentous decision; ""Everyone knows how to catch rabbits,"" he said. ""I'll learn how to sell them."" On his fi rst buying trip, he biked into the countryside and bought two rabbits which he skinned in the back yard and hawked around the neighbours. Within 20 years he controlled a rabbit empire which stretched across half of Australia. In a 40 year career, he exported more than 130 million rabbits. Wherever the rabbits went, he went too. Rabbit chillers and trucks, emblazoned with the legend JOHN A. McCRAITH, Rabbit Exporter, Spencer Street, Melbourne, dotted the back country from the Simpson Desert to the Nullabor Plains. It was a cut-throat and diffi cult industry fi lled with unscrupulous people and nohopers. Chillers were robbed or sabotaged, buyers absconded with the buying money, trucks broke down hundreds of kilometres from the nearest garage. The trappers were tough men but Jack McCraith was tougher. When he had to sort out problems in the bush, he used his fi sts. His methods were unorthodox. He was a big gambler and he brought the same gambling instincts to his business life. Many of the exporters went broke, but Jack McCraith survived and prospered. The Rabbit King is the previously untold story of the Australian rabbit industry, and how it kept some people alive in the harshest times and made other people very rich. It is also a personal re-telling of an old story about a poor boy who makes good. It is the story of the rise and rise of a man who perfectly suited his time and all that reveals about the way we lived and thought then.

Download or read book The Rabbit King written by Catherine Watson and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: At the age of 15, Jack McCraith reached a momentous decision; "Everyone knows how to catch rabbits," he said. "I'll learn how to sell them." On his fi rst buying trip, he biked into the countryside and bought two rabbits which he skinned in the back yard and hawked around the neighbours. Within 20 years he controlled a rabbit empire which stretched across half of Australia. In a 40 year career, he exported more than 130 million rabbits. Wherever the rabbits went, he went too. Rabbit chillers and trucks, emblazoned with the legend JOHN A. McCRAITH, Rabbit Exporter, Spencer Street, Melbourne, dotted the back country from the Simpson Desert to the Nullabor Plains. It was a cut-throat and diffi cult industry fi lled with unscrupulous people and nohopers. Chillers were robbed or sabotaged, buyers absconded with the buying money, trucks broke down hundreds of kilometres from the nearest garage. The trappers were tough men but Jack McCraith was tougher. When he had to sort out problems in the bush, he used his fi sts. His methods were unorthodox. He was a big gambler and he brought the same gambling instincts to his business life. Many of the exporters went broke, but Jack McCraith survived and prospered. The Rabbit King is the previously untold story of the Australian rabbit industry, and how it kept some people alive in the harshest times and made other people very rich. It is also a personal re-telling of an old story about a poor boy who makes good. It is the story of the rise and rise of a man who perfectly suited his time and all that reveals about the way we lived and thought then.

Download or read book The Adventures of Henry the Rabbit King written by Jesse Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry the Rabbit is no ordinary Rabbit. He does, after all, ride a fox. With his faithful mount Henry sets off to explore the world beyond his forest home. His curiosity quickly leads Henry into a series of unlikely adventures. Henry's kind nature and determined spirit compel him to help the good creatures he encounters along his journey. Often Henry acts before he thinks, but somehow manages to come out on top. When Henry explores an ancient castle, hoping to find treasure he stumbles into a trap. Henry surprises the villains he encounters at the castle and discovers something even better than treasure. The animals of the valley make Henry their King! Now he must help them fend off an army of desperate rats!

Download or read book The Rabbit and the Dragon King written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to a quick-witted rabbit and a seaworthy turtle, an ill dragon king regains his desire to live.

Download or read book Rabbit & Bear: A Bad King Is a Sad Thing written by Julian Gough and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rabbit and Bear must do everything they can to keep Icebear from becoming king in this story about friends, enemies, and how to avoid being pooped on by an icebear. Icebear has arrived in Rabbit and Bear's valley, and he wants to be king. He's big and scary, and the more kind and understanding the animals are, the meaner he becomes. Will Rabbit, Bear, and the other animals find the solution within themselves, or will they need to ask someone else for help? Find out in this hysterical addition to the beloved Rabbit & Bear series. With humorous illustrations throughout, the Rabbit & Bear series captures the attention of readers with its honest characters, sticky situations, and occasional poop jokes.

Download or read book Rabbit King written by Keith McCabe and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keith McCabe's suspenseful thriller Rabbit King unearths the darkest secrets that plague the world of art. For centuries, tales of the Rabbit King have haunted the art world, a legendary specter that has loomed over artists and collectors alike. Kasia Doran is an art expert specializing in appraisals and provenance. When a client asks her to retrieve a collection from a dead man's home, Kasia discovers a strange wooden box that has been deliberately hidden away. What she finds inside is a series of gruesome photographs. Dolina Laurier, esteemed art collector and philanthropist, hires Kasia to learn more about the disturbing pictures. Kasia's journey leads her deep into the artist underground where she meets with curators, photographers, and street artists to learn more about the unsettling photos. What she uncovers is that they are the work of a secretive artist known as Rabbit King. Reality and folklore collide as Kasia makes her descent into the blackest heart of the art world. Is the Rabbit King merely an old legend? Or has it made the leap into waking life? Answers come at unimaginable cost as Kasia finds herself snared in a deadly conspiracy. As a battle rages between wealth, fame, and power, Kasia makes the horrifying realization that the Rabbit King might not be a myth after all.

Download or read book The Warden and the Wolf King written by Andrew Peterson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER • Our intrepid heroes are caught in the middle of an epic showdown between good and evil in the fourth and final novel in the beloved Wingfeather Saga, with more than one million copies sold! NOW AN ANIMATED SERIES • Based on Andrew Peterson’s epic fantasy novels—starring Jody Benson, Henry Ian Cusick, and Kevin McNally. Executive Producer J. Chris Wall with Shining Isle Productions, and distributed by Angel Studios. All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameless and the Fangs of Dang. Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli are ready and willing to fight alongside the Hollowsfolk. But when the Fangs make the first move and invade Ban Rona, the children are separated. Janner is alone and lost in the hills; Leeli is fighting the Fangs from the rooftops of the city; and Kalmar, who carries a terrible secret, is on a course for the Deeps of Throg. Monsters and Fangs and villains lie between the children and their only hope of victory in the epic conclusion of The Wingfeather Saga. Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, The Warden and the Wolf King is a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning. Extra features include new interior illustrations from Joe Sutphin, funny footnotes, a map of the fantastical world, inventive appendices, and fanciful line art in the tradition of the original Frank L. Baum Wizard of Oz storybooks. Can’t get enough of Aerwiar? Collect the whole set! ON THE EDGE OF THE DARK SEA OF DARKNESS • NORTH! OR BE EATEN • THE MONSTER IN THE HOLLOWS • THE WARDEN AND THE WOLF KING • WINGFEATHER TALES • PEMBRICK’S CREATUREPEDIA • A RANGER’S GUIDE TO GLIPWOOD FOREST