A Pictorial History Of Bushrangers

Author: Tom Prior; Bill Wannan; H. Nunn
Binding: Hardback
Published: Paul Hamlyn, Australia, 1970

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Slight lean to book. Light foxing on black cloth.

This visual history presents a compelling account of Australias most notorious bushrangers, charting their rise from colonial outlaws to enduring folk legends. Prior, Wannan, and Nunn compile historical photographs, contemporary illustrations, and archival documents to construct a vivid narrative of figures such as Ned Kelly, Ben Hall, and Captain Thunderbolt. The book details their exploits, confrontations with law enforcement, and the social conditions that fueled rural rebellion across the 19th century. It argues for the bushrangers symbolic role in Australian identity, blending criminality with resistance to authority.