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The Legend of Moondyne Joe
By Greenwood, Mark
- ISBN
- 978-1-87626-870-1
- Publisher
- University of Western Australia Press
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2003
Gr 1-4 Simply and objectively, Greenwood tells the tale of a legendary character from Australia's past as a convict colony. In 1848, Joseph Bolitho Johns, an unemployed Welsh miner, is convicted of stealing food and sent to Australia to work off his time as a laborer. Released for good behavior, he sets up residence in a cave in the Moondyne Hills. But soon "Moondyne Joe," as he b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
