The Last Of The Bushrangers: An Account Of The Capture Of The Kelly Gang (1895) - Couverture rigide

Hare, Francis Augustus

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ISBN 10 : 1436653614 ISBN 13 : 9781436653619

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

""The Last of the Bushrangers: An Account of the Capture of the Kelly Gang"" is a historical non-fiction book written by Francis Augustus Hare in 1895. The book tells the story of the notorious Australian outlaw gang, the Kelly Gang, and their final capture by the police in 1880. The author, Francis Hare, was a police officer who played a key role in the capture of the Kelly Gang, and his firsthand account provides valuable insight into the events leading up to their capture. The book covers the gang's early criminal activities, including their infamous bank robberies and the murder of several police officers. It also delves into the social and political climate of the time, exploring the tensions between the Irish and English settlers in Australia. The Last of the Bushrangers is considered a classic in Australian literature and an important historical document of the country's colonial past.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The exploits of the Ned Kelly gang have entered legend. Seen now as a sort of Australian Robin Hood, and immortalised on screen by none other than Mick Jagger, and in paint by the great Australian artist Sidney Nolan, the reality - as related in this contemporary book written soon after the events it describes - was less romantic and more sordid than the myth. Kelly and his band were Irish ‘larrikins’ who preferred a career of brutal crime to honest toil. They operated as mounted bushrangers across the state of Victoria and brought terror to the outback with a string of armed robberies and murders in 1880 resembling the raids of the Jesse James gang or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the US. This account is written by the Police chief who tracked them down, and is illustrated with many photographs, including one of Ned Kelly in his famous home-made armour that brought him a reputation for invincibility from police bullets. When finally apprehended and hanged his ironic last words were: ‘Such is life’. An indispensable book for all interested in the Kelly story, the history of crime and outlaws and early Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1436653614
• ISBN 13: 9781436653619
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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