Australian Bushrangers

Type

Book

Authors

Scott, Bill

ISBN 10

1864362847

ISBN 13

9781864362848

LCCN

DU 115.2 .A2

DDC

364.1550

Tags

Bushrangers, Australia, Biography, 1788-1900, Australian Biography

Abstract

Bushrangers have always captured the imagination of Australians. Even at their peak they were often considered heroes rather than outlaws. Today, Ned Kelly is one of Australia's best-known historical figures. This work tells the history of bushranging in Australia through a series of detailed portraits of the most notorious bushrangers, from Black Caesar through to the Kelly Gang. Each chapter includes a map of each bushranger or gang's territory, and locates significant incidents in their history.

Description

Content:
Early Days : The Beginnings of Australian Bushranging -- The Early Vandemonians : Gentlemen and Cannibals -- Matthew Brady : A Popular Hero -- Martin Cash : From Outlaw to Landowner -- Early Mainland Bushrangers : Wild Colonial Boys -- The Eureka Gang and Captain Melville : Bushrangers of the Victorian goldfields -- Frank Gardiner : new outbreaks in New South Wales -- Ben Hall : A Man of High renown -- 'Mad Dan' Morgan : A Cold-blooded Killer -- Frederick Ward : A Self-styled Thunderbolt -- Captain Moonlite : A Master Trickster -- James McPherson : the Elusive 'Wild Scotchman' -- Harry Power : A Victim of Betrayal -- The Kelly Gang : everlasting Folk Heroes.

Biblio Notes

Includes index.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.

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