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Steve Hart: The Last Kelly Standing

  • ISBN-13: 9780645502473
  • Publisher: HAWKEYE BOOKS
    Imprint: HAWKEYE BOOKS
  • By Peter Long
  • Price: AUD $26.95
  • Stock: 4 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 13/11/2022
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 270 pages Weight: 400g
  • Categories: Historical fiction [FV]
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The Kelly Gang reign was believed to have come to a bloody end following a blazing gunfight at the Glenrowan Inn Siege in June 1880. Ned Kelly survived to be hung later, and Dan Kelly, Joe Byrne and Steve Hart - the one who often dressed as a woman - were believed to have perished in the fire. Rumours erupted that Dan and Steve had survived. Sightings and reports of their adventures grew into legend. This is a fictional account of that legend. Follow Steve as he lives-on in an adventure across two continents and participates in epic events that impacted Australia's development. Hunted... What could the future hold for a man who faces such danger and privations? Hero... Is there any greater love than to be willing to lay down your life for your friend?
Peter Long has worked as a stockman, public servant, consultant, researcher and academic. His first novel was Steve Hart: The Last Kelly Standing (Hawkeye 2022). Peter studied in Canada and holds degrees from University of Queensland and University of Toronto. His poetry has been highly commended in the McGregor Literary Competition and a long poem published in Paper Children. He has been long-listed and published in both The Stringybark and Sydney Hammond short story competitions and his collection of short stories long- listed in the 2020 Hawkeye Manuscript Development Prize.
* Teacher notes available for senior secondary, and tertiary. * Book is set in regional Australia. * Themes: mateship, history, truth, masculinity, courage, convention, family, justice, war, colonialism, race-relations. * This book has sold very well through Old Melbourne Gaol, and through stores along the Ned Kelly tourism trail. Publicity: * Hawkeye: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Enews. * Advertising budget for socials. * Guest appearances.
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