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.