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The True History of the Kelly Gang is written as the memoir of Australian folk hero Ned Kelly, bushranger, resistance leader and police killer, telling his tale for the daughter he will never meet. Such is life.
Based on actual historical documents (The Jerilderie Letter and a pamphlet written by an anonymous author), and the premise of "found" material, Carey's unique writing style, broken sentences, stream-of consciousness rambling and irregular punctuation and gramm ...more
The True History of the Kelly Gang is written as the memoir of Australian folk hero Ned Kelly, bushranger, resistance leader and police killer, telling his tale for the daughter he will never meet. Such is life.
Based on actual historical documents (The Jerilderie Letter and a pamphlet written by an anonymous author), and the premise of "found" material, Carey's unique writing style, broken sentences, stream-of consciousness rambling and irregular punctuation and gramm ...more
Jan 13, 2013
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Fascinating look at the Ned Kelly story.
Excellent. One of my all time favorite reads!
Jan 03, 2009
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Dec 22, 2010
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Mar 26, 2011
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