{"product_id":"2026100010945-secondhand-ned-kelly","title":"Ned Kelly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: dj - small tear repaired with tape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew outlaws in the annals of history have captured the imagination of a nation quite like Ned Kelly — bushranger, folk hero, and outlaw — whose audacious defiance of colonial authority in 1870s Victoria cemented his place as Australia's most iconic and controversial figure. This gripping account chronicles the dramatic life of Kelly, from his impoverished Irish-Australian upbringing in the rugged northeast Victorian bush, through his escalating clashes with the colonial police force, to his legendary last stand at Glenrowan clad in his famous homemade iron armour. The narrative reconstructs the social and political tensions of colonial Australia, presenting Kelly not merely as a criminal, but as a product of systemic inequality, police corruption, and class conflict that defined the era.\n\nRich in historical detail and written with the urgency of a frontier saga, this work argues that the Kelly story is inseparable from Australia's broader national identity — a symbol of resistance against oppression that continues to resonate in the cultural consciousness. The author draws on contemporaneous records, letters, and eyewitness accounts to paint a vivid portrait of a man who was simultaneously a cold-blooded killer and a self-styled champion of the poor. Whether Kelly was villain or hero remains the great unanswered question, and it is precisely this moral ambiguity that makes his story as compelling today as it was over a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609673797851,"sku":"2026100010945-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e0075fe8-7a89-4d7d-b259-18221bda3aa0.png?v=1791764474","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010945-secondhand-ned-kelly","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}