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100 1 _aBoxall, George,
_d1836-1918
245 1 0 _aHistory of the Australian Bushrangers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2019-02-01
508 _aProduced by deaurider, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"History of the Australian Bushrangers" by George Boxall is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the complex era of bushranging in Australia, examining the social and legal conditions that fostered the emergence of these outlaw groups. The narrative is rooted in the historical treatment of convicts and explores the motivations behind their descent into bushranging, shedding light on a significant period of Australian history. The opening of the text provides a foundational understanding of bushranging, highlighting its origins connected to the convict system in Australia. Boxall discusses how the harsh treatment and oppressive laws against convicts often pushed them to revolt against the system, leading many to take to the bush to escape their dire circumstances. He emphasizes that early bushrangers were often driven by desperation rather than inherent criminality and illustrates the grim realities they faced, including severe punitive measures like flogging. Boxall aims to present a comprehensive picture of bushranging and its implications for Australian society, suggesting that the bushrangers, despite their notorious actions, were products of their brutal environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBushrangers -- Australia
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58799
999 _c99626
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