The ballad of Moondyne Joe / John Kinsella and Niall Lucy.

By: Kinsella, John, 1963-Contributor(s): Lucy, NiallMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Press, 2012Description: 265 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., map, plates ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781921888526 (pbk.) :Other title: Ballad of Moon Dyne JoeSubject(s): Johns, Joseph Bolitho, ca. 1826-1900 | Johns, Joseph Bolitho, 1826-1900 | Johns, Joseph Bolitho, ca. 1826-1900 | Johns, Joseph Bolitho, ca. 1826-1900 -- Poetry | Moondyne Joe -- Poetry | Johns, Joseph Bolitho, 1826-1900 | Johns, Joseph Bolitho, approximately 1826-1900 | Johns, Joseph Bolitho, approximately 1826-1900 | Convicts -- Australia -- Archival resources | Bushrangers -- Western Australia -- Biography | Poetry -- English -- Australia -- 20th century -- Texts | Escapes -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century | Escapes -- Western Australia -- Fremantle -- History -- 19th century | Prisoners -- Australia -- Archival resources | Ballads -- Australia | Australian poetry -- 21st century | AustralianDDC classification: A821.3 LOC classification: PR9619.3.K55 | B35 2012Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-260) and index.

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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