Bone and beauty : the Ribbon Boys' rebellion / Jeanette M. Thompson.
| Author/creator |
Thompson, Jeanette M. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2020. |
| Description | 262 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Abstract | A new perspective on a dramatic moment in Australian colonial history. October 1830 Rebelling 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? Rich with detail, Bone and Beauty 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019394291 |
| ISBN | 9780702260414 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780702262135 (pdf) |
| ISBN | 9780702262142 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9780702262159 (mobi) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |