From Back Cover:
THE BOLD, THE BAD, THE SLIGHTLY MAD
Criminality, some say, is part of Australia's national identity, and in Great Australian Rascals, Rogues, and Ratbags, Jim Haynes profiles fifteen larger-than-life Aussie rogues - some of our greatest ne'er-do-wells from colonial times to the modern era. These stories uncover the truth and expose the myths about characters ranging from the most despicable examples of humanity, to those whose courage has to be admired and whose so-called 'crimes' were unjustly punished.
This facinating collection features felons who have sprung from Australia's underbelly since 1788, such as the infamous Kate Leigh of the Razor Gangs; the convict Mary Bryant, who in 1791 excaped from the Sydney penal settlement and somehow made it back to England; James Hardy Vaux, who was sent to Australia no less than three times; Henry James O'Farrell, the madman who attempted to murder Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1868; and Victoria Cross reci[ient John Leak, who was repeatedly changed with insolence, disobedience and being absent without leave.

Quite an interesting read. Came across a few characters that I hadn't heard of.

Will take to the next B/Crossing catch up.

Picked up at Meetup in February.

Picked this up at the Brisbane Bookcrossing meetup.

I am taking this along to the next Brisbane Bookcrossing meetup. If not picked up I will leave it somewhere.