An anthology of classic Australian folklore : two centuries of tales, epics, ballads, myths and legends by Macdougall, A. K. (Anthony Keith), 1943- instant download

An anthology of classic Australian folklore : two centuries of tales, epics, ballads, myths and legends by Macdougall, A. K. (Anthony Keith), 1943- instant download

432 pages : 26 cm, Here, in this magnificently illustrated volume, is the essence of Australia's rich and unique folklore, tall tales and true ones of our legendary characters; deeds, ballads and songs of bush heroes; stories of shipwrecks and sagas of the outback and grim echoes of the convict days, Includes bibliographical references (page 430), Introduction -- 1. Aborigibnal myths and legends -- 2. Ships and seafarers -- 3. Convicts and colonists -- 4. Bushrangers -- 5. The squatters -- 6. The gold rush -- 7. Bush living -- 8. The overlanders -- 9. Sheep and shearing -- 10. Into the unknown -- 11. Bush ballads -- 12. The Australian slanguage -- 13. Conflict and strife -- 14. Legends of war -- 15. Up and away: legends of the air -- 16. Good sports -- 17. Tall talls -- and true -- 18. Nicknames -- 19. Ragbag