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Title: Waltzing Matilda: Australia’s Accidental Anthem
Author: LINDNER, W. BENJAMIN
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 12/02/2019
Imprint: BOOLARONG
Price: $32.99
Publishing status: Active
This song that started as an accidental collaboration in outback Queensland in 1895 caused the death of a seven-year relationship and went on to inspire a nation during World War II, following Banjo Paterson’s death in 1941.
Waltzing Matilda Australia’s Accidental Anthem written by a criminal barrister, is a forensic history of the events, the people and the places that led to the writing of Australia’s internationally famous song. This evidence-based approach dispels many of the myths and historical inaccuracies that have become folklore.
The facts about the swagman, the contribution of Christina Macpherson and Sarah Riley and the timing and the place of the composition are all revealed.
ISBN: 9781925877076
Weight: 523g
Dimension: 230mm X 150mm
Pages: 380