Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 371 Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton) 1864 1941 Paterson, Banjo Paterson, Andrew Barton The Old Bush Songs Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. This ebook was prepared by Jeffrey Kraus-yao "The Old Bush Songs" by A. B. Paterson is a collection of Australian folk songs and ballads written in the early 20th century. It reflects the experiences and lifestyles of early Australians, particularly during the bushranging, digging, and overlanding days. This work captures the essence of Australia's pioneering spirit through its musical storytelling, chronicling the hardships, joys, and adventures of the people who shaped the nation. The opening of "The Old Bush Songs" introduces readers to the purpose of the collection: to preserve the authentic old bush songs that resonate with the experiences of shearing sheds, diggers' towns, and campfires of the time. Paterson explains that many of these songs, often rough and unrefined, provide a genuine representation of the Australian bush culture in its formative years. The preface emphasizes the need to rescue these songs from obscurity while highlighting their significance in reflecting the evolving landscape of Australian life, from the early vigorous settlement days to the struggles of the squatters and the changing societal dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australian poetry Songs, English -- Australia PR Text Australia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 150305 150236 2024-10-05T05:10:17.632537 2023-10-05T05:55:21.938706 text/html text/html 148259 2021-03-03T03:46:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 806005 2021-03-03T03:47:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 305585 2024-10-05T05:10:21.883494 application/epub+zip 307466 2024-10-05T05:10:18.335552 application/epub+zip 169048 2024-10-05T05:10:17.943529 application/epub+zip 393077 2024-10-05T05:10:24.065518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374239 2024-10-05T05:10:21.567482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233741 2022-09-05T08:17:06.270374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143685 143658 2024-10-05T05:10:17.488537 2023-10-05T05:55:21.794701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 145041 2020-12-19T22:47:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 54434 2020-12-19T22:47:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20030 2024-10-05T05:10:24.196474 application/rdf+xml 26257 2024-10-05T05:10:18.097511 image/jpeg 3904 2024-10-05T05:10:18.017579 image/jpeg 806414 2024-10-05T05:10:17.654500 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia