Australia: Colony to Nation by Eric W. Dunlop and Walter Pike soldier The Purple Pieman may sometimes

The Purple Pieman may sometimes try one of his naughty tricks

Ranging from medieval witch-ducking to state-of-the-art truth serums

has given Wyl and extraordinary 'gift'

Frank Clune has pieced together the lives of nine of these miscreants in this colourful and fascinating book

as they have failed to do so often in the past

Australia: Colony to Nation by Eric W. Dunlop and Walter Pike soldier The Purple Pieman may sometimesAustralia Colony to Nation by Eric W. Dunlop and Walter Pike Longmans, Green and Co., 1962, [Reprint w minor corrections], black and white illustrations, hardcover Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges, and corners, minor underling on one ore two pages with very light lead pencil, light note taking to back endpaper in light lead pencil, a little rubbing to front endpapers, small tear to front endpaper