Breaker Morant : The epic stories of the Boer War

Stock Code:
BAE3521
Price:
$25.00

Description

Breaker Morant : The epic stories of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet, murderer of hero by Peter Fitzsimons. 'Most Australians have heard of the Boer War and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. But Morant was a complicated man. Born in England and immigrating to Queensland in 1883, he established a reputation as a rider, polo player and poet who submitted ballads to The Bulletin and counted Banjo Paterson as a friend. Travelling on his wits and the goodwill of others, Morant was quick to act when appeals were made for horsemen to serve in the war in South Africa. He joined up, first with the South Australian Mounted Rifles and then with a South African irregular unit, the Bushveldt Carbineers. The adventure would not go as Breaker planned. In October 1901 Lieutenant Harry Morant and two other Australians, Lieutenants Peter Handcock and George Witton, were arrested for the murder of Boer prisoners. Morant and Handcock were court-martialled and executed in February 1902 as the Boer War was in its closing stages, but the debate over their convictions continues to this day.'

Details

  • Author:
    Fitzsimons, Peter
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Hatchette, Australia
  • Edition:
    First Thus
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    S3
  • ISBN:
    9780733646188
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    547
  • Publish Date:
    2020
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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