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Hanging Ned Kelly
Elijah Upjohn, the hangmen and the underbelly of colonial Australia
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Hanging Ned Kelly
A fresh, unique take on Ned Kelly - a fascinating, entertaining and kaleidoscopic look at the society that shaped him in life and death
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When it came time to hang Ned Kelly, the job fell to crap-carrier-turned-quack-doctor-turned-drunken-chicken-thief Elijah Upjohn. Such is life indeed.
Hanging Ned Kelly looks at the life and times, crimes and demise of Australia's most famous anti-hero from a new perspective: that of the 'rogue and vagabond' who finally put the noose around his neck. Here, Elijah Upjohn's tale becomes the rusty scalpel that slices open the underbelly of colonial Victoria.
Written by Michael Adams, creator of the acclaimed podcast Forgotten Australia, this is an odyssey into an infernal underworld seething with serial killers, clueless cops, larrikin vigilantes, renegade reporters, racist settlers, furious fallen women and cunning waxworks showmen.
Looming over them all: the deranged hangmen paid to execute convicted men and women - some of them innocent or unfairly condemned - in Melbourne before it was marvellous.
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ISBN: 9781922806406
Publisher: Affirm Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 September 2022
Country: Australia
Imprint: Affirm Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 37.0mm
Width: 165.0mm
Height: 248.0mm
Weight: 750g
Pages: 384
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About the Author
Michael Adams has worked as a magazine journalist and editor, and a television scriptwriter, producer and presenter. He is the author of 14 books and is the creator and host of the podcast Forgotten Australia.
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