Australia's Greatest Stories. True Tales, Legends And Larrikins

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2024
Edition: First Edition

Description: 328 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Tall tales and colorful characters, from ancient times to today; these are the stories that reveal what makes us distinctively Australian. Some of the worlds oldest stories are told beneath Australian skies. Master storyteller Graham Seal takes us on a journey through time, from ancient narratives recounted across generations to the symbols and myths that resonate with Australians today. He uncovers tales of ancient floods and volcanic eruptions, and shows us Australias own silk road. He locates the real Crocodile Dundee and explores the truth behind the legend of the Pilliga Princess. He retells old favorites such as the great flood at Gundagai, the boundary riders wife and the Australian who invented the first military tank, and presents little known figures like mailman Jimmy, who carried the post barefoot across the Nullarbor Plain, architect Edith Emery and Paddy the Poet, as well as the unusual sporting techniques of the Gumboot Tortoise. These yarns of ratbags, rebels, heroes and villains, unsettling legends and clever creations reveal that its the small, human stories that, together, make up the greater story of Australia and its people. Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller - Warren Fahey

ISBN: 9781761471131