Ned Kelly: A short life

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Hachette Australia, 2010 M11 1 - 544 pages

'the best Kelly biography by a country mile' - The Australian


The definitive biography of Ned Kelly - and a superb description of his times.

A bestseller since it was first published, Ned Kelly: A Short Life is acknowledged as being the definitive biography.

Ian Jones combines years of research into all the records of the era and exhaustive interviews with living descendants of those involved, to present a vivid and gripping account of one of Australia's most iconic figures.


‘It will probably stand as the definitive account of Kelly’s life and its meaning...a work of prodigious scholarship, vivid reportage and sharp analysis...the most detailed portrait of the outlaw ever written’ - Rod Moran, West Australian

‘the definitive biographical work’ - Dr John McQuilton, author of The Kelly Outbreak

 

Contents

Ned Kelly
Introduction
Chapter 2Thiscriminalbrood
Chapter 3Powers
Chapter 4 Threeyears hard
Chapter 7The Fitzpatrick Mystery
Chapter 8There wouldbe murder now
Chapter 10 Fugitives
Chapter 12The country belongs
16A republic
Chapter 17To Glenrowan
Chapter 18In the very jawsof
Chapter 19The last stand
Chapter 20A deal ofillbloodstirring
Chapter 21A last fight in Beechworth Chapter 22They will onlybe satisfied with my life
Abbreviations ImperialMetric Conversion Table Notes

Chapter 11 Pursuers?
Copyright

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About the author (2010)

Ian Jones is Australia's foremost Ned Kelly historian. A former television and film producer, he was responsible for the film 'The Lighthorsemen' and created the series 'The Last Outlaw'.

Bibliographic information

TitleNed Kelly: A short life
AuthorIan Jones
PublisherHachette Australia, 2010
ISBN0733625797, 9780733625794
Length544 pages
  
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