THE POET'S EYE . . .

Don't blame me for the screwed up poll options, i tried to fix it . . . I DID NOT WRITE PORK TWICE ! ! !

I know a Nancy Cato...Hmmm.

When was it published ?

Hey, LTX, good lookin' out . . . by reading the fine print at the bottom of the page behind the title page, i learned that it was originally published in 1958 as All Rivers Run, St. Martin's Press, New York . . .

Thanks, Boss . . .

A few things,
Nancy Cato was a childrens performer and authour when i was a little kid. cant say i ever remember her being on the best seller list but what do i know.

croc tastes like chicken but the flesh has the texture of fish (Ie flakey) and is bloody good to eat

The last time i bit into one it objected strenuously so i dont think its going to be easy to commercialise. Ill ask it what people taste like if you want?

All the rivers run was a mini series on tv here some years ago. it was a period piece about a paddlesteamer on the murray. not sure if it relates to your 1958 all rivers run

1958 is just the publishing date . . . the front paper of the dust jacket reads:

Ayant perdu ses parents dans un naufrage, Delie Gordon est recueillie par son oncle et sa tante. Le monde fascinant de l'Australie des pionniers de la fin du seicle dernier l'attend . . .

(Having lost her family in a shipwreck, Dehlia Gordon is taken in my her uncle and her aunt. The fascinating world of Australia in the pioneer days of the end of the last century [meaning the 19th century] awaits her . . . )

Same story?

What did you think of the miniseries?

I've not started the book yet, i'm finishing the last book i was reading.

the mini series was quite good. it starred John Waters and ...........hmmph cant remeber her name, the sheila that as the leading actress in The Man from Snowy River movie. ahhhrrggggg......... Sigrid Thornton, shes a good actress. (hate it when i know i know something and cant think of it. I'd take my alzheimer pills but cant remember where i put them.

In case you are not aware the paddlesteamers used to run on The Murray and Darling rivers hauling general freight to the outposts and wool and other farm produce as well as passengers back to the major ports. it was an easy way to cross the country when roads were nigh on impassable. There are still warfes at Echuca and Swanhill as well as some other places They were enormouse affairs often 3 tiers high so that when the river was in flood a warf could still be acessed. The period you mention sounds about right (late 1800s) but cant remember anything about a shipwreck....... Now that I think about it i seem to recall Nancy catos' name in there somewhere (ie based on a story by.....). I enjoyed the mini series.
Just googled the following
Nancy Cato
Born: 11 March 1917 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Died: 3 July 2000 Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
Cato's books include Green grows the vine, Brown sugar and All the rivers run, which was made into a TV mini-series. She published other prose works in addition to two volumes of poetry, and contributed to Australian literary magazines. A major work was Mister Maloga, the story of Daniel Mathews and his Maloga Mission to Aboriginal people on the Murray River in Victoria.
Synopsis of mini-series All the Rivers Run
http://www.crawfords.com.au/libary/series/rivers_run1.shtml

Cheers, Boss, thanks fer the 411 . . .