HOODS, HARLOTS & HUSTLERS A Chronicle of Colonial Crime

Paperback. First pub. as 'Rogues' March'. Here are the daring, despicable and foolhardy crimes that rocked colonial forefathers. This book retells the authentic exploits of the gold-diggers, con-men and murderers who scandalised the era in such outrageous escapades as The Great Australian Bank Robbery, The World's Richest Mousehole, The Crooked Ship and The Chinese Bushranger. Illus. + Bibliog. 222pp. p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Small name insc., browned pp. Vg.