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Banjo (MP3)
Released the same day as the standard print edition
Title:
Banjo (MP3)
Written by:
Grantlee Kieza 
Read by:
Peter Byrne 
Format:
Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book 
Number of CDs:
Duration:
16 hours 54 minutes 
MP3 size:
734 MB 
Published:
October 22 2018 
Available Date:
October 22 2018 
Age Category:
Adult 
ISBN:
9781489465122 
Genres:
Non-fiction; Australian; Biography 
Publisher:
ABC Audio 
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Balladeer, bushman, soldier, foreign correspondent – the remarkable life of Australia's greatest storyteller

A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson is rightly recognised as Australia’s greatest storyteller and most celebrated poet, the boy from the bush who became the voice of a generation. He gave us our unofficial national anthem, ‘Waltzing Matilda’, and treasured ballads such as ‘The Man from Snowy River’ and ‘Clancy of the Overflow’, vivid creations that helped to define our national identity. But there is more, much more to Banjo’s story, and in this landmark biography, award-winning writer Grantlee Kieza chronicles a rich and varied life, one that straddled two centuries and saw Australia transform from a far-flung colony to a fully fledged nation. Born in the bush, as a child Banjo rode his pony to a one-room school along a trail frequented by outlaw Ben Hall. As a young man he befriended Breaker Morant, and covered the second Boer War as a reporter. He fudged his age to enlist during World War I, ultimately driving an ambulance before commanding a horse training unit during that conflict. Newspaper editor, columnist, foreign correspondent and ABC broadcaster, he knew countless luminaries of his time, including Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Haig and Henry Lawson. The tennis ace, notorious ladies’ man, brilliant jockey and celebrated polo player was an eye-witness to countless key moments in Australian history, and saw Carbine and Phar Lap race. Extensively researched and written with Kieza’s trademark verve, Banjo is a lively and captivating portrait of this truly great Australian.