Captain moonlite (18 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : New. In 1869 Mt Egerton was outraged by the armed hold-up of the local bank by a masked villain calling himself `Captain Moonlite'.The shock deepened when the perpetrator turned out to be the new lay preacher, Andrew George Scott. On his release from prison Moonlite led a ragged bunch of young desperadoes to stage a siege that would end in a shoot-out and the death of a policeman. His death cell protestations of innocence raise doubts and sympathy in the hearts of some historians even today. This book tells the story of Captain Moonlite's life, from his birth in Ireland to his death on the gallows. The Australian Bushrangers series by librarian and historical researcher, Jane Smith, details the colourful lives of six ofAustralia's most famous bushrangers of the gold rush era: Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite, Frank Gardiner, BenHall, and the two men known as `Captain Starlight'. Based on meticulous research of primary sources such as birth, death and marriage certificates, Police Gazettes, Court, policeand gaol records, letters and newspaper articles, Jane Smith, has produced a series of books that align with the national curriculum and are both entertaining and historically accurate; for the first time dispelling many of the myths. These simply written, concise narratives provide an insight into the lives of these bushrangers. From their family background,crimes, family and gang members, the circumstances and events that led him to crime, and where relevant, his capture and death, the books are full of interesting facts and loaded with images, newspaper clippings and records.…

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 100 pages. 9.06x5.98x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 255pp., selected references. Lightly age-toned text block. Otherwise excellent tight clean copy. GL 03/25.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition (Paperback). light rippling effect from page 260 to 323 (end) - no sign of water damage. Signed by author. 16 pages of photographs; Index. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. 323 pp. Signed by Author(s).

8vo. vi+324 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Original wrappers, a near fine copy. . First edition.

Etat : New. 2020. paperback. . . . . .

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, (12) + 136 + (4)pp index, well-illustrated, hardcover, 8vo, bound in green cloth, gilt letterd, dust jacket very good and unclipped, book in good condition (would be very good but is an EX-LIBRARY edition with a presentation label to Gardiner Central School within and three discreet cancellation stamps), Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1971. * 'one of the most colourful rascals outside the pages of fiction' and an odd piece of Australiana. ILLUSTRATED (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 264 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good+. First Edition. With Illustrations, bibliography, index, a very good copy.; 235 x 155mm; 323 pages.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. With Illustrations, bibliography, index, a very good copy.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Signed by author. A few spots of foxing. Signed by Author(s).

Etat : New. 2020. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Etat : Fine. First Edition. When a masked and cloaked bandit robbed the bank at a small gold town in 1869 he created the legend of Captain Moonlite, the gun-toting man of God who enthralled and appalled the nation for more than a decade. Real name Andrew George Scott, he is remembered as bushranger, conman, warrior and lunatic. In an 11-year life of crime, he escaped from gaol, took to the road as a prison reformer and fought a pitched gun-battle that made him a household name. N Search of Captain Moonlite looks for the man behind the legend. It uses little-seen histories, a remarkable cache of rare documents and the records of his time to rewrite the story of a man who was not what he seemed. In the end, it challenges history's verdict and finds a truth that's even more spectacular than the fiction. ; 235 x 150mm; 255 pages.…

Paperback, 15.5x23.5cm, 323pp. Good condition. Light wear. Creased at spine and corners. ISBN: 9780143795773.

Paperback / softback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 7-11 working days.

Hard Cover. First Edition. F/F. 8vo. original green boards (a trifle rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper; pp. xii (last blank), 240, with illustrations. A lovely copy, fine. A noverlsied account of the career of the bushranger Andrew George Scott, self styled as Captain Moonlite.

214 pp, b&w illustrations, bookplate on half-title, prelims foxed, pages browned, else good copy in illustrated, limp wrappers. Great illustrated wrappers. Bookstall Series.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback book in very good condition,dust jacket is near fine,name blacked out on first blank page.