The Ballad of Moondyne Joe by John Kinsella and Niall Lucy
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Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781921888526
Author: John Kinsella
Additional Authors: Niall Lucy
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Place: Fremantle WA
Year: 2012
Format: Paperback
Pages: 266 pages
Period: 19th Century
Book Description
Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers and protective plastic covering. Date due slip on inside page.
Moondyne Joe was colonial Australia's ultimate escape artist. His daring and repeated breakouts drove the Governor to build him a special cell. And when Moondyne Joe escaped again, he drove the Governor mad.
Moondyne Joe himself died a pauper in Fremantle Lunatic Asylum but not before he gained notoriety as a lawbreaker, the husband of a brothel madam, a bushman who befriended local Indigenous people, and as a folk hero who championed the underdog.
Written by John Kinsella, one of Australia's best-known poets, and Niall Lucy, a caustic and irreverent social commentator, this book is an anarchic and playful examination of an elusive man and the harsh convict system he resisted. (publisher blurb)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.
The Ballad of Moondyne Joe by John Kinsella and Niall Lucy
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