{"product_id":"9780702260414","title":"Bone and Beauty: The Ribbon Boys' Rebellion of 1830","description":"Author: Thompson, J. M.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702260414\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Mar 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new perspective on a dramatic moment in Australian colonial history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 1830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebelling from years of maltreatment and starvation, a band of Ribbon Boys liberate eighty convicts from Bathurst farms and lead them inland towards freedom. Governor Darling, fearing that others would also rise up, sends the 39th Regiment in pursuit. Three bloody battles follow, but to whom will justice be served?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich with detail, \u003ci\u003eBone and Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e fuses archival evidence and narrative technique to tell the gripping story of the Ribbon Boys and their reputed leader Ralph Entwistle. For the first time, the influence of Irish secret societies, the scale of oppression and corruption, and the complex web of criminal and family relationships behind these events are revealed.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181167915166,"sku":"UBD-9780702260414","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702260414.jpg?v=1787399612","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702260414","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}