Justice in Kelly Country
The Story of the Cop Who Hunted Australia’s Most Notorious Bushrangers
$35.13
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2024
Summary
Partway through the Jerilderie Letter, Ned Kelly accused Senior Constable Anthony Strahan of threatening to shoot him ‘like a dog’. Those few fateful words have ricocheted through Australian history. Many have blamed Anthony Strahan for the turmoil and bloodshed that unfolded during the Kelly Outbreak. For, two days after Anthony reputedly made his threat, Ned and his gang shot dead three policemen at Stringybark Creek. Ned’s reason for opening fire? He thought one of the cops was Anthony.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922979568 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922979562 |
| Author: | Lachlan Strahan |
| Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
| Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 209mm x 137mm |
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Critics Review
‘This is a fascinating and original history, taut and suspenseful, written with subtlety and flair.’ – Tom Griffiths
‘Lachlan Strahan brings to life a lost world of rural Victoria in the era of gold-seeking, free selection and bushranging.’ – Frank Bongiorno
’…a fascinating book’ – Eureka Street
‘a rewarding, yet unusual retelling of the Ned Kelly story’ – History News
‘A brilliant and original window into the Kelly Outbreak – of the hunter rather than just the hunted.’ – Janet McCalman
About The Author
Lachlan Strahan
Lachlan Strahan was the Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. His first book, Australia’s China, has become one of the standard works on Australia–China relations. His second, Day of Reckoning, traced a series of crimes in Papua New Guinea after World War II and was shortlisted for the 2006 NSW Premier’s Australian History Prize.
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