Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories

by Jim Haynes

Overview

The ultimate collection of unbelievable true Australian stories: the unknown, the forgotten, and the surprising. Did you know that in 1932 the Australian army was called out to wage war on an invading army of 20,000 . . . emus? Or that the first royal personage to arrive in Australia was the King of Iceland and he came as a convict? And then there's the spooky phenomenon of the mischief-making Guyra Ghost? From Jim Haynes, one of Australia's most successful and prolific tellers of yarns and bush tales, comes this ultimate collection of unbelievable true Australian stories: the unknown, the forgotten, the surprising, the truly weird, and the completely inexplicable. Told with a refreshing understatement, Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories vividly evokes a vanishing Australia when anything was possible, when characters were larger than life, and the bizarre and strange were normal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781952535703
Publisher:	Allen & Unwin
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jim Haynes has traveled far and wide to meet and interview the people whose stories make up his books. Before becoming a professional entertainer, song writer, and verse writer in 1988, Jim taught writing, literature, history, and drama in schools and universities from outback NSW to Britain and back again. He is the author of many Great Australian titles, including books on railways, aviation, and horse racing. His is one of the country's most prolific and successful Australian authors.

Editorial Reviews

Australian time once went metric. Not really—but a news show tried to convince Aussies of it one April Fool's Day. Radio personality Jim Haynes has some weird Australiana to share with listeners, and he does so with good cheer. Colorful characters, such as a war hero who didn't even know his own past, abound. Sometimes, Haynes just wants to familiarize listeners with Australian history, as when he tells famous war stories. Elsewhere, national pride comes in, as when he reminds listeners of a power flight that preceded the Wright brothers' milestone at Kitty Hawk. And that Australian Rules Football pioneered the concept of rules for football. Not everything's unbelievable, but the true stories are entertaining. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

SEPTEMBER 2017 - AudioFile