Australian Tragic

Name: Australian Tragic
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780733627330
Price: 29.99 NZD
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Gripping tales from the dark side of our history

By Jack Marx

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Summary

Australian Tragic by Jack Marx explores the darker side of Australian history through a series of gripping tales. The author delves into real-life stories of misfortune, twisting them into dramatic narratives that reveal both historical and cultural insights. It's a compelling read for those interested in the human experiences behind the nation's past adversities.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by true crime and dark history, as it dives into the infamous and grim events that have shaped Australia. It offers a compelling collection of stories that reveal the country's disturbing and tragic past in an engaging narrative style.

Australian Tragic

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Australian Tragic ranges across our past and our present: the heartbreaking story of the fire at Luna Park; the unstoppable opportunist who snatched innocent men and women from Palm Island to be part of P. T. Barnum's 'Greatest Show on Earth'; a world-class boxer who lost his battle with alcohol and ended up in an unmarked American grave; a man who heroically survived a war to find himself crushed and defeated by events much closer to home; and a new story - of an echo from Ned Kelly at Stringybark Creek, in our own time.

Heartbreaking and shocking, gothic and weird, these fascinating stories are all true, and told to remind us of the Australia we don't know, the one that simmers with love and hate, of hopes raised and futures dashed, unheralded and unnoticed... until now.

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Jack Marx's Australian Tragic is praised for its distinctive old-fashioned writing style merged with modern sensibilities, offering empathetic and poignant storytelling of the downtrodden. The book is described as "indecently entertaining" and filled with lesser-known yet deserving stories that set it apart in its category.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733627330

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 December 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hachette Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 416

Collections

Australian & Pacific History Education & Reference History & Military Jack Marx Non-Fiction

About the Author

Jack Marx has written for the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, THE TIMES, the AGE, TRUTH, BLACK & WHITE, GQ, the EVENING STANDARD, PENTHOUSE, MEN'S STYLE, RALPH, MADISON, AUSTRALIAN TRAVELLER, ROLLING STONE and many other local and overseas publications. A former editor of AUSTRALIAN STYLE magazine, he has also written online blogs for both Fairfax Digital and News.com.au and won a Walkley Award in 2006 for the online feature, I WAS RUSSELL CROWE'S STOOGE. His books include THE DAMAGE DONE with Warren Fellows, SORRY - THE WRETCHED TALE OF LITTLE STEVIE WRIGHT and AUSTRALIAN TRAGIC.