Furphy: The Water Cart and the Word
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The definitive history of the Furphy water cart and the use and development of the word furphy in the Australian lexicon. It challenges and...
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The definitive history of the Furphy water cart and the use and development of the word furphy in the Australian lexicon. It challenges and demolishes through evidence many myths that have grown up over the years. Contains many historical photographs.
Contents
1. Carting water
2. John Furphy
3. Furphy's farm water cart
4. 'Furphy' becomes a household word
5. 'Furphy' by another name
6. 'Furphy' becomes a soldier's word
7. 'Furphy' becomes a collector's item
Afterword
Endnotes.
- Format:
- Pages:142 pages
- Publication:2005
- Publisher:Australian Scholarly Publishing
- Edition:
- Language:eng
- ISBN10:1740970993
- ISBN13:9781740970990
- kindle Asin:1740970993
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