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The Trials of Isabella Mary Kelly
Maurie Garland
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Description for The Trials of Isabella Mary Kelly
Paperback. A wonderfully entertaining (but completely true) slice of life from colonial Australian social history, and a revision of that history from a feminine point of view, based on original research. Num Pages: 280 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Who was Isabella Mary Kelly? Media sensationalism and colourful folklore labelled her a "wanton with a whip" and a "bitter sadistic hell-cat of a woman". Legends of her infamous adventures with convicts and bushrangers were told. With care and attention to detail, Maurie Garland strips back the layers of rumour and misinformation, to reveal the truth about Isabella Mary Kelly, a woman alone in the unforgiving Australian outback ofthe mid-nineteeth century. Hers is a story of a woman ahead of her time, and persecuted for her differences. A story of justice and society in the fledgeling Australian colony. A story ... Read more
Who was Isabella Mary Kelly? Media sensationalism and colourful folklore labelled her a "wanton with a whip" and a "bitter sadistic hell-cat of a woman". Legends of her infamous adventures with convicts and bushrangers were told. With care and attention to detail, Maurie Garland strips back the layers of rumour and misinformation, to reveal the truth about Isabella Mary Kelly, a woman alone in the unforgiving Australian outback ofthe mid-nineteeth century. Hers is a story of a woman ahead of her time, and persecuted for her differences. A story of justice and society in the fledgeling Australian colony. A story ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Ringwood, VIC, Australia
ISBN
9781922036537
SKU
V9781922036537
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Ref
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About Maurie Garland
Maurie Garland moved to the Manning Valley in 1966 and taught there for thirty years. Upon retirement, he was able to pursue his historical interests and became a volunteer in the archives of the Manning Valley Historical Society at Wingham. The Trials of Isabella Kelly is his first book.
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