Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. What this book is about: what it is not. A word to teachers. 1. Drawn from life -- 2. The case of the constable: a liar and a larrikin -- 3. The shoot-out at Stringybark Creek: 'We had no chance, only to die like dogs' -- 4. 'Bail up!' Bushrangers into bank-robbers -- 5. Their mate Aaron: police spy or double agent -- 6. 'Game as Ned Kelly': the last stand at Glenrowan -- 7.'Mind you die like a Kelly' -- 8. An empty helmet: reconstructing a hero and a legend. Afterword. Appendix: the Jerilderie Letter. References. Index
