Wild Colonial Boys

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Times House Publishing
Publisher Place: Kensington, Sydney
Publisher Year: 1987
Edition: Reprint

Description: 657 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. The Background And Foreground To The Bushranging Outbreaks.

Publishers Description: First published in 1948This abridged version first published 1970In this book Frank Clune brings to life the bushranging days of the nineteenth century, when audacious gangs won notoriety by their crimes. It vividly depicts the dark legacy of the convict system, the stirring times of exploration and pioneering development, the hectic gold rushes and the riots they provoked - all the turmoil of life in a tough, rough country.Wild Colonial Boys should be read by every Australian, for it casts a new light on our national heritage. It is a classic of open-air adventure, packed with excitement, drama, pathos and humour. Above all it is an authentic picture of a phase of Australian life that has vanished forever.Packed with forgotten Australian history and folk-lore. The Age, Melbourne.A superb piece of colonial history. London News Magazine.DEDICATED TOTHE FREEDOM OF SPEECHAND THEDOWNFALL OF DICTATORSWHO SUPPRESS IT

ISBN: 0858357127