Plundering Sons: A Pictorial History Of Australian Bushringing
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Few chapters of Australian history crackle with as much danger, defiance, and raw colonial tension as the era of the bushrangers — and Plundering Sons: A Pictorial History of Australian Bushringing brings that renegade world to vivid life. Through a rich assembly of archival imagery and authoritative narrative, the book chronicles the lives and exploits of Australia's most infamous outlaws, from the sun-scorched goldfields to the dense bush tracks of the colonial frontier, presenting a panoramic portrait of men who lived beyond the law and died in legend. This landmark pictorial work argues that bushringing was not merely criminality, but a defining social phenomenon shaped by class resentment, colonial injustice, and the brutal demands of a raw, unforgiving land. The authors illustrate how figures such as Ned Kelly and his predecessors became embedded in the national psyche, symbols of resistance as much as lawlessness. With its combination of rare photography, wanted notices, and contextual historical commentary, the volume remains an invaluable document of Australian folk history — leaving readers to wonder where the line between outlaw and folk hero truly lies.
Author: Ian Prior, Wb Wannan, R. Nunn
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Few chapters of Australian history crackle with as much danger, defiance, and raw colonial tension as the era of the bushrangers — and Plundering Sons: A Pictorial History of Australian Bushringing brings that renegade world to vivid life. Through a rich assembly of archival imagery and authoritative narrative, the book chronicles the lives and exploits of Australia's most infamous outlaws, from the sun-scorched goldfields to the dense bush tracks of the colonial frontier, presenting a panoramic portrait of men who lived beyond the law and died in legend. This landmark pictorial work argues that bushringing was not merely criminality, but a defining social phenomenon shaped by class resentment, colonial injustice, and the brutal demands of a raw, unforgiving land. The authors illustrate how figures such as Ned Kelly and his predecessors became embedded in the national psyche, symbols of resistance as much as lawlessness. With its combination of rare photography, wanted notices, and contextual historical commentary, the volume remains an invaluable document of Australian folk history — leaving readers to wonder where the line between outlaw and folk hero truly lies.