Ellen Kelly
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Behind every infamous legend stands a figure even more extraordinary — Ellen Kelly, the iron-willed matriarch whose life was irrevocably bound to one of Australia's most turbulent eras. This historical account chronicles the remarkable story of Ellen Kelly, mother of the notorious bushranger Ned Kelly, painting a vivid portrait of a woman who endured poverty, injustice, and the crushing weight of colonial authority in 19th-century Victoria. Set against the rugged, unforgiving landscape of the Australian bush, the narrative uncovers the personal sacrifices, fierce resilience, and unyielding spirit of a woman who became as legendary as the son who bore her name into infamy. Dagmar Balcarek presents a richly researched account that situates Ellen Kelly within the broader social and political tensions of colonial Australia — a world marked by class inequality, systemic persecution of Irish-Australian settlers, and the brutal machinery of a nascent legal system. The work argues that Ellen was not merely a peripheral figure in the Kelly saga but a central, defining force whose courage and defiance shaped the very character of Australia's most mythologised outlaw. Readers who thought they knew the Kelly story will find themselves questioning everything they believed, as Ellen's own voice finally steps out from the shadow of legend.
Author: Dagmar Balcarek
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Behind every infamous legend stands a figure even more extraordinary — Ellen Kelly, the iron-willed matriarch whose life was irrevocably bound to one of Australia's most turbulent eras. This historical account chronicles the remarkable story of Ellen Kelly, mother of the notorious bushranger Ned Kelly, painting a vivid portrait of a woman who endured poverty, injustice, and the crushing weight of colonial authority in 19th-century Victoria. Set against the rugged, unforgiving landscape of the Australian bush, the narrative uncovers the personal sacrifices, fierce resilience, and unyielding spirit of a woman who became as legendary as the son who bore her name into infamy. Dagmar Balcarek presents a richly researched account that situates Ellen Kelly within the broader social and political tensions of colonial Australia — a world marked by class inequality, systemic persecution of Irish-Australian settlers, and the brutal machinery of a nascent legal system. The work argues that Ellen was not merely a peripheral figure in the Kelly saga but a central, defining force whose courage and defiance shaped the very character of Australia's most mythologised outlaw. Readers who thought they knew the Kelly story will find themselves questioning everything they believed, as Ellen's own voice finally steps out from the shadow of legend.