The Celestials: Outcasts, Outlaws and Why Ned Kelly Yearned for China

by Ian Roberts

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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.
  • ISBN10 192295280X
  • ISBN13 9781922952806
  • Publish Date 21 October 2023
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 22 January 2024
  • Publish Country AU
  • Imprint Australian Scholarly Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 233
  • Language English