{"product_id":"farewell-to-old-england","title":"Farewell to Old England","description":"\u003cp\u003eHugh Anderson has already made a name for himself as one of Australia's leading collectors of folk-songs. His \u003cem\u003eColonial Ballads \u003c\/em\u003eformed a general introduction the subject; \u003cem\u003eColonel Minstrel \u003c\/em\u003edealt with the goldfields songs of Charles Thatcher. \u003cem\u003eFarewell to Old England \u003c\/em\u003econtinues, through songs and quotations, to tell the story of the early Australian period.\u003cbr\u003eTo produce this book, Anderson collected hundreds of broadsides - the printed songs that used to be hawked about the streets - and made a selection of the most interesting of them. To these he has added contemporary passages from diaries, letters, and other sources, creating a most readable story of the convicts, bushrangers, goldminers, and other colourful characters who were the subjects of the broadsides.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Flag Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67366233407533,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.redflag.org.au\/products\/farewell-to-old-england","provider":"Red Flag Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}