{"product_id":"9780857988140","title":"Ned Kelly","description":"Author: FitzSimons, Peter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857988140\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 800 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory comes to life with Peter FitzSimons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he and his gang were tracked down in bushland by the Victorian police and came out fighting, dressed in bulletproof iron armour made from farmers' ploughs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy's brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimination? Was he even a political revolutionary, an Australian republican channelling the spirit of Eureka?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter FitzSimons, bestselling chronicler of many of the great defining moments and people of this nation's history, is the perfect person to tell this most iconic of all Australian stories. From Kelly's early days in Beveridge, Victoria, in the mid-1800s, to the \u003ci\u003eFelons' Apprehension Act\u003c\/i\u003e, which made it possible for anyone to shoot the Kelly gang, to Ned's appearance in his now-famous armour, prompting the shocked and bewildered police to exclaim 'He is the devil!' and 'He is the bunyip!', FitzSimons brings the history of Ned Kelly and his gang exuberantly to life, weighing in on all of the myths, legends and controversies generated by this compelling and divisive Irish-Australian rebel.\u003cbr\u003e______________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR PETER FITZSIMONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Peter FitzSimons is an Australian phenomenon.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Canberra Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' FitzSimons  knows how to make words race like eager sled dogs on their homeward run.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewcastle Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Meticulously researched, well-written and incredibly presented.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeekend Notes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165309808798,"sku":"UBD-9780857988140","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857988140.jpg?v=1787134049","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857988140","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}