The Celestials

Outcasts, Outlaws and Why Ned Kelly Yearned for China

Ian Roberts author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Australian Scholarly Publishing

Published:1st Jan '24

Should be back in stock very soon

The Celestials cover

This closely woven Chinese, Irish and Australian story begins in Canton during the Opium Wars and expands in the Australian Gold Rush of the 19th century. The Chinese miners are entwined in adversity with the rural Irish poor and notorious Kelly Gang.

ISBN: 9781922952806

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

233 pages