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David Dufty goes back to the records to uncover the real story of the police officers who pursued the Kelly Gang This pacey account of the capture of the Kelly Gang reads like a detective story
He lurched through the gun smoke his head encased in an iron helmet and started shooting To the weary police in the cordon around the Glenrowan hotel he appeared like a monster or a creature from hell
For over a century the Ned Kelly legend has grown and grown Hes become Australias Robin Hood and leader of a colonial Irish resistance How much of the legend is true
This is the real story of the hunt for the Kelly Gang over two long years As gripping as any police procedural it is an account of poorly trained officers unfamiliar with the terrain in pursuit of the most dangerous men in the state
By recounting the story from the perspective of the law David Dufty gets to the heart of the story and finds answers to many unresolved questions Why was the gang always one step ahead of the police Did lawabiding citizens really assist the outlaws Did the barely literate Ned really write the impassioned Jerilderie Letter Did the police really persecute the Kelly family
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