Black Snake
Author: Wilkinson, Carole
ISBN: 9781876372934
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2005
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Part of the award-winning Young Adult non-fiction series, The Drum.
“Everyone looks on me like a black snake.” – Letter from Ned Kelly to Sergeant Babington, July 1870.
Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer. He was in trouble with the law from the age of 12. He stole hundreds of horses and cattle. He robbed two banks. He killed three men. Yet, when Ned was sentenced to death, thousands of people rallied to save his life. He stood up to the authorities and fought for what he believed in. He defended the rights of people who had no power. Was he a villain? Or a hero? What do you think?
ISBN: 9781876372934
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2005
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Part of the award-winning Young Adult non-fiction series, The Drum.
“Everyone looks on me like a black snake.” – Letter from Ned Kelly to Sergeant Babington, July 1870.
Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer. He was in trouble with the law from the age of 12. He stole hundreds of horses and cattle. He robbed two banks. He killed three men. Yet, when Ned was sentenced to death, thousands of people rallied to save his life. He stood up to the authorities and fought for what he believed in. He defended the rights of people who had no power. Was he a villain? Or a hero? What do you think?
