Nabbing Ned Kelly : the extraordinary true story of the men who brought Australia's notorious outlaw to justice / David Dufty.
Publication details: Crows Nest, NSW : Alen & Unwin, 2022.Description: 413 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits, map ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781761067341
- Kelly, Ned, 1855-1880 -- Friends and associates
- Kelly, Ned, 1855-1880
- 1800-1901
- Bushrangers -- Victoria -- History
- Outlaws -- Victoria -- History
- Bandits et brigands réfugiés dans la brousse -- Australie -- Victoria -- Histoire
- Hors-la-loi -- Australie -- Victoria -- Histoire
- Bushrangers
- Outlaws
- Police murders -- Victoria -- History -- 19th century
- Australia
- Victoria
- Victoria -- History -- 1834-1900
- Australia -- History -- 1851-1901
- Victoria -- History -- 19th century
- Modern history (c 1788-1914) (Australia)
- Crime & criminology (Australia)
- 364.15509994 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 364.155 DUF | Available | 064070 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"He lurched through the gun smoke, his head encased in an iron helmet, and started shooting. To the weary police in the cordon around the Glenrowan hotel, he appeared like a monster, or a creature from hell. For over a century, the Ned Kelly legend has grown and grown. He's become Australia's Robin Hood, and leader of a colonial Irish resistance. How much of the legend is true? This is the real story of the hunt for the Kelly Gang over two long years. As gripping as any police procedural, it is an account of poorly trained officers unfamiliar with the terrain, in pursuit of the most dangerous men in the state. By recounting the story from the perspective of the law, David Dufty gets to the heart of the story for the first time and finds answers to many unresolved questions. Why was the gang always one step ahead of the police? Did law-abiding citizens really assist the outlaws? Did the barely literate Ned really write the impassioned Jerilderie Letter? Did the police really persecute the Kelly family? Who was Michael Ward and why is he the real hero in the capture of Ned Kelly?" -- Back cover.