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Banjo: The story of the man who wrote Waltzing Matilda by Paul Terry (Paperback, 2014)

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In 1886, a nervous young lawyer and aspiring writer met the editor of a radical new paper to discuss the possibility of publishing some poetry. He thought his 'fractured verses' would not stand the test of time. The editor believed otherwise and in the years that followed, Banjo Paterson became Australia's most-loved and influential poet. In a life that took him from a bush boyhood to the battlefields of South Africa and the turmoil of the Great War, Banjo Paterson rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous. But the heroes of his tales were ordinary folk bushmen, battlers, swaggies and soldiers. He told their stories of humour, tragedy and triumph set against a landscape that is both grindingly harsh and stunningly beautiful, and his words rolled off Australian tongues for generations. From the political upheaval captured in 'Waltzing Matilda' to the wistful longing for the bush in 'Clancy of the Overflow', Banjo follows the life and inspirations of AB Paterson. We meet the men and women who shaped the young Australian nation as it shook off its convict beginnings to embrace its own place on the world stage and who defined our national character today.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
ISBN-13
9781743317976
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208970422

Product Key Features

Book Title
Banjo: the Story of the Man Who Wrote Waltzing Matilda
Author
Paul Terry
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
153mm
Item Weight
396g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Paul Terry
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia

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