City Bushman: Henry Lawson and the Australian Imagination by Christopher Lee

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor edgewear.

The City Bushman maps Lawson's celebrity and the variety of uses to which his name and reputation have been put - the multi-faceted Lawson legend has been used by conservative, nationalist, socialist and radical interests to further their own agendas.

This appropriation began with Lawson's State funeral, which was surrounded by a political ruckus, including Billy Hughes' attempt to develop the strategy of his affinity with the 'ordinary' Australian. (publisher blurb)

Includes bibliographical references and index.