Riding with Thunderbolt: The Diary of Ben Cross is a historical fiction book written by Allan Baillie. It is the thirteenth book in the My Australian Story series. The book was first published in April 2004 and republished in July 2013 with new cover art. It was followed by Peter Allen's Our Don Bradman.
Book description[]
- "When Ben Cross runs away from his brutal uncle, he is looking for adventure. But he finds much more than that when he joins the bushranger Thunderbolt and becomes 'cockatoo'–or lookout–for the bushranger's gang.
In between raiding cattle stations, inns, stores and mail coaches, Ben befriends Thunderbolt's wife, Mary Ann, helping in her endless hunt for food and hiding places in the wilderness.
But at the end of a year of running from the law, of dramatic rescue and desperate shootouts, both Ben and Thunderbolt know they must give up the bushranging life.
If they can..."
When Ben Cross runs away from his brutal uncle, he is looking for adventure. But he finds much more than that when he joins the bushranger Thunderbolt and becomes 'cockatoo'—or lookout—for the bushranger's gang.
But at the end of a year of dramatic rescues and desperate shootouts, both Ben and Thunderbolt know they must give up the bushranging life if the can..."
Plot[]
Historical Note[]
Characters[]
- Main article: List of Riding with Thunderbolt characters
- Ben Cross
Author[]
- Main article: Allan Baillie
Editions[]
Notes[]
- The background on the cover of the first edition is a photograph, Holtermann shooting party camp in bush, from the State Library, New South Wales.[4]
- The cover of the second edition uses photos by Keith Reicher and Cynthia Baldauf from iStock.[5]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.wheelersbooks.com.au/books/9781865045801
- ↑ http://www.wheelersbooks.com.au/product/9781741699104
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00U6QKA0S/
- ↑ Riding with Thunderbolt, Allan Baillie, copyright page
- ↑ Riding with Thunderbolt (ISBN 9781741699104), Allan Baillie, copyright page
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