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After months of isolation and punishment in Beechworth Gaol, Joe Byrne is freed only to find himself in a world that has left him behind. While he tries to wrap his head around the many changes in his life, his frustrations lead to even more trouble when an altercation with some of the local Chinese men turns violent. Georgina Stones brings this pivotal chapter in the story of Joe Byrne to life through dramatic narrative and in-depth historical research. With original illustrations and a wealth of archival material, readers are brought into the turbulent world of a young man wrestling with his rapidly evolving world.

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Georgina Phelan (née Stones) was born and raised in Tasmania but has recently made the move across the Bass Strait to reside in Victoria. She has a love of history, with the lives of Australian outlaws Joe Byrne and Michael Howe being her main interests in that field. She attended school in Ulverstone and has since studied journalism through Deakin University, and history at the University of New England. Her natural inquisitiveness and perseverance have paid off in her work on An Outlaw's Journal, uncovering many previously forgotten or overlooked aspects of the life of Joe Byrne, particularly in regards to his early life and connections to the Chinese community. She also researches and writes for her website Michael Howe: Governor of the Woods for which she has been interviewed on ABC Radio, invited to present to the Bothwell Historical Society, and featured in Traces magazine and The Hobart magazine. Aidan Phelan is the writer and historian for A Guide to Australian Bushranging, an online resource that has been bringing Australia's outlaw heritage to a worldwide audience since 2017. His first novel, Glenrowan, depicted the events leading to the capture and execution of Ned Kelly and has sold hundreds of copies around the world since its release in 2020. He has also published Bushranging Tales: Volume One (2022), William Westwood in his own words (2022) and Aaron Sherritt: Persona non Grata (2022). In 2023, he published two children's books which are aimed at introducing young people to the story of Ned Kelly, both of which he wrote and illustrated. He is working on a similar project about the bushranger Matthew Brady. Aidan has a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education, and studied writing and editing at what is now known as Melbourne Polytechnic.

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