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Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses

by Andrew Barton Paterson

Ride along with the cowboys and bushmen of Australia's outback in Andrew Barton Paterson's classic collection of poems, Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses. Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses is a collection of poems by Australian poet Andrew Barton Paterson. The poems are set in the Australian bush and celebrate the Australian way of life. The book includes some of Paterson's most famous poems, such as "The Man from Snowy River" and "Clancy of the Overflow."

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1902

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Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, includin...

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