Looking for Clancy
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Looking for Clancy
By (Author) mr Robert Ingpen
National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia
1st November 2013
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Poetry by individual poets
Physical Properties
Hardback
96
Description
In 1889 the revered Australian folk poet, A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson, first published his ballad, Clancy of the Overflow. The verse achieved immediate popularity and, with the creation of his legendary character, Clancy - a free-spirited stockman - Paterson had summed up the essence of the Australian outback. To mark the 150th birthday of Banjo Paterson, award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen has journeyed into the Australian outback, exploring the myth of Clancy through words and illustrations, to find what it is that has made Clancy such an enduring figure in Australian folklore.
