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Title: Captain Thunderbolt & His Lady: The True Story of Bushranger Frederick Ward & Mary Ann Bugg
Author: BAXTER CAROL
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/09/2011
Imprint: ALLEN & UNWIN
Price: $33.00
Publishing status: Active
He galloped out of the bush yelling ‘Bail up!’ – and everyone was enthralled. ‘Captain Thunderbolt’, he called himself, but the people had their own nickname: the ‘gentleman bushranger’. To many, Fred Ward was a colonial Robin Hood, a man driven into outlawry by injustice, by love for a woman. For them, his criminality was a form of vengeance against his oppressors – against their oppressors. It was a time when Australia needed home-grown heroes, and this magnificent horseman and skilled bushman epitomised a masculine ideal – outlaw though he might be. She was his chief lieutenant, his lover and the mother of his children. Intelligent and beautiful, Mary Ann Bugg dressed as a man and rode with her man, and her skills were largely responsible for Fred’s long career as a bushranger. Until one day … This true story has it all: action, drama, and two captivating protagonists who defied social conventions for love and freedom. Richly detailed, compellingly written, this is an unputdownable story of an extraordinary partnership and a fascinating insight into the other side of colonial Australia.
ISBN: 9781742372877
Dimension: 234mm X 153mm
Pages: 392