Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories - Couverture souple

Seal, Graham

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1743319967 ISBN 13 : 9781743319963

Editeur : Allen & Unwin, 2014

Synopsis

Yarns, legends, myths, jokes and anecdotes are our national lifeblood. The home-grown and borrowed tales, told and re-told over generations, offer an insight into the larger national story of which every Australian has a part. Was Breaker Morant the Gatton murderer? What happened to Sniffling Jimmy and Black Mary? We revisit some of the most colourful characters in Australia's past, and the stories that have grown around them. We go looking for the real illywhacker and find out what happened after the execution of our most famous outlaw, Ned Kelly. It takes a certain character to make a living in the Australian bush. In the most difficult situations, laughter often comes to the rescue. Here are pioneers and battlers, convicts and settlers' children, and a land that tests them with fire, flood and drought, all in stories resonant with Australia's distinctive wry humour. Dip into Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories for a taste of Australia's rich history and traditions.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Graham Seal AM is Professor of Folklore at Curtin University, and a leading expert on traditional Australian culture. He is the author of many books about Australian history and culture, including the bestselling Great Australian Stories and Great Anzac Stories. His These Few Lines: The Lost Lives of Myra and William Sykes won the National Biography Award.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Allen & Unwin
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1743319967
• ISBN 13: 9781743319963
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320