Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags

Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags

Jim Haynes
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An incredible collection of true crime characters from Australia's master storyteller.

The bold, the bad and the slightly mad . . . in Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags, Jim Haynes brings us fifteen larger-than-life Aussies - some of the greatest, and most unknown, ne'er do wells from Australia's history, from colonial times to the modern era, telling their truths and exposing the myths. The characters range from the most despicable examples of humanity to those whose courage has to be admired and whose so-called 'crimes' were unjustly punished.

This fascinating collection of criminals features amazing figures from Australia's underbelly since 1788, such as the convict Mary Bryant, who in 1791 escaped from the Sydney penal settlement and somehow made it back to England; James Hardy Vaux, who was sent to Australia no less than three times; Henry James O'Farrell, the madman who attempted to murder Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1868; and decorated World...

Năm:
2022
Nhà xuát bản:
Allen & Unwin
Ngôn ngữ:
english
ISBN 10:
1761067907
ISBN 13:
9781761067907
File:
EPUB, 3.21 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2022
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