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Author Kinsella, John, 1963-

Title The ballad of Moondyne Joe / John Kinsella and Niall Lucy
Published North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Press, 2012

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Description 265 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, map, plates ; 23 cm
regular print
Summary 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
Analysis Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260) and index
Audience Tertiary/Undergraduate, General
Subject Johns, Joseph Bolitho, approximately 1826-1900 -- Poetry.
Johns, Joseph Bolitho, approximately 1826-1900.
Australian poetry -- 21st century.
Ballads -- Australia.
Bushrangers -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Biography.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Archival resources.
Escapes -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form Fiction.
Poetry.
Author Lucy, Niall.
ISBN 9781921888526 (paperback)
Other Titles Ballad of Moon Dyne Joe