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The Ballad of Moondyne Joe by John Kinsella

ISBN: 9781921888526 PUBLISHER: Fremantle Press FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 266 PUBLICATION DATE: 26.04.2012 DIMENSIONS: 230mmX152mmX20mm 363grams

DESCRIPTION: 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.

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