History of Australian Bushranging (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Outlaws, Convicts, and Frontier Violence in Colonial AustraliaBy Charles White
Length11h 49m
About this audiobook
Charles White's History of Australian Bushranging is a substantial chronicle of outlawry in colonial Australia, tracing the rise of bushrangers from the convict era through the gold-rush decades and into the age of figures such as Ben Hall and the Kelly gang. Written in a vigorous documentary style, it combines court records, newspaper accounts, anecdote, and moral commentary, situating bushranging within the larger literature of frontier violence, colonial policing, and national myth-making. White was an Australian journalist and historian whose career gave him both access to contemporary reportage and a keen sense of public memory. His interest in crime, settlement, and colonial institutions reflects the concerns of a writer living close enough to the bushranging period to collect living testimony, yet distant enough to view its legends critically. His method reveals a journalist's eye for incident and a historian's desire to preserve evidence. This book is recommended to readers seeking more than romantic legend. It offers a rich, disciplined account of how hardship, geography, social unrest, and sensational storytelling shaped one of Australia's defining historical myths.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length11 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 13, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz
8CHAPTER VI. GARDINER AND PIESLEY.
2CONTENTS OF BOTH VOLUMES
9CHAPTER VII. THE EUGOWRA ESCORT ROBBERY.
3CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL SKETCH.
10CHAPTER VIII. THE LAST OF GARDINER.
4CHAPTER II. TASMANIAN GANGS: HOWE'S — BRADY'S — BRITTON'S.
11CHAPTER IX. THE CALOOLA ROBBERS.
5CHAPTER III. TASMANIAN GANGS. — (Continued.) CASH, KAVANAGH AND JONES.
12THE END OF VOLUME 1
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6CHAPTER IV. THE EARLY DAYS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. DONOHOE, UNDERWOOD, AND WEBBER.
13Memorable Quotes
7CHAPTER V. THE LAST OF THE. CONVICTS.
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