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Joseph Bolitho Johns, 'Moondyne Joe' (or 'Moonie' to his mates), was a good badman who gallops across the pages of Western Australian history with all the spirit of a wild bush brumby. His prison sentences were frequently punctuated by spectacular escapes and, in the days when Aboriginal trackers were an integral part of the police force, when a horse was a man's best friend and bushmanship the measure of a man, Joe became a legend in his own time. His story spans the colonial period from the years of convict transportation to the excitement of Western Australia's gold rushes. Joe's bushranging exploits and his determination to be free have a romantic appeal that cannot be denied. He
may have arrived as a convict and died a
pauper, but he left an indelible mark on
our folklore.
This edition is limited to 500
copies. ISBN 085905 244 3 1998 reprint
of 1978 edition with new material, Soft Cover, 148pp, 27 illustrations,
$16.50
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POST A poster with only
known extant photo of Moondyne Joe THE AUTHOR Ian Elliot is a professional
historian currently employed as a Senior Conservation Officer with
the Heritage Council of Western Australia. He spent many years
with the Mapping Branch of the Department of Land Administration researching
explorer's diaries for cartographic purposes. The first
edition of Moondyne Joe: the Man and the Myth, originally published
in 1978, was Ian's first book. Since that time he has written several
books on Western Australian history including Mundaring: A History
of the Shire. Ian who resides at Glen Forrest in the hills east
of Perth, also writes a column for Western 4WDriver magazine
and is involved in modern outback exploration through his Wildtrax
4WD expeditions tracing the routes of Western Australia's explorers. All Hesperian Press
books are printed on quality paper and will not discolour with age.
They are section sewn, the pages will not drop out and the binding
will not crack. This book is made to last.
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