From The Front: A.B. (Banjo) Paterson's Dispatches From The Boer War (2000) By R.W.F. Droogleever
 
In 1899, Banjo Paterson, already a literary celebrity after the publication of "The Man From Snowy River", left for South Africa to cover the Boer War as a special correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Argus.
 
His dispatches, often written from the battle front itself, have been called the best descriptive writing of his career. Paterson was not content simply to record the progress of the war - he was shot at, went behind Boer lines with the Medical Corps, spoke to Boer farmers, prisoners of war and respected figures who supported the Boer cause. He rubbed shoulders with noted personages of the day, such as the Duke of Teck and Rudyard Kipling, but was equally at home in the company of Private Harrison, the mule-whacker. Whether he is recounting the fear and exhilaration of battle or revelling in the absurdities he saw around him, Paterson's letters are as enthralling and exquisitely written as the works for which he is best known. Carefully annotated and illustrated with contemporary maps, drawings and photographs, the dispatches give an extraordinary insight into Australia's first war and further testament to the talent of one of its best-loved writers.
 
Soft Cover
488 pages
In Good Condition