Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

Three Elephant Power and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by Andrew Barton Paterson, an Australian bush poet and author. The book features a total of 12 stories, each depicting the lives and adventures of people living in the Australian outback during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The title story, ""Three Elephant Power"", tells the tale of a group of men attempting to transport a heavy load through the bush using three elephants. Other stories in the collection include ""The Man from Snowy River"", which has become one of Paterson's most famous works, and ""Clancy of the Overflow"", which explores the contrast between city and country life.Throughout the book, Paterson's vivid descriptions and use of Australian slang and dialect create a strong sense of place and time, transporting readers to the rugged and often harsh landscape of the Australian bush. The stories are full of adventure, humor, and a deep appreciation for the natural world, making Three Elephant Power and Other Stories a beloved classic of Australian literature.""'E got a ninety -- a ninety-horse-power racin' engine wot was made for some American millionaire and wasn't as fast as wot some other millionaire had, so he sold it for the price of the iron, and Henery got it, and had a body built for it, and he comes out here and tells us all it's a twenty mongrel -- you know, one of them cars that's made part in one place and part in another, the body here and the engine there, and the radiator another place. There's lots of cheap cars made like that.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.