The Breaker (Australian classics)
Denton Kit
ISBN 10: 0207140650 ISBN 13: 9780207140655
Published by Angus And Robertson, 1981
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268 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. There Was A 'Breaker' Morant. He Was A Vigorous. Handsome, A A Champion Horseman And A Popular Balladist Who Came To Grief In The Boer War Where He Was Charged With The Wilful Murder Of Civilians.
Synopsis: Winner, Best Unabridged Fiction, Audie Awards, USA This classic story of the injustice and horror of war inspired the internationally acclaimed Australian motion picture, Breaker Morant. There was a Breaker Morant - he was executed at Pietersburg on 27 February 1902. His crime? Wilful murder of civilians. Yet to this day his guilt remains in doubt. Kit Denton's novel, The Breaker, does more than recount the facts and mystery surrounding Morant's death sentence. Full of action and set in three continents, it covers the entire range of the Breaker's activities. We see him as a champion horseman, a likeable larrikin, a popular balladist. We see him in love and in war. Then we see him face the firing squad that will end his life. Was he a cold-blooded killer or a scapegoat?
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Title: The Breaker (Australian classics)
Publisher: Angus And Robertson
Publication Date: 1981
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good