By those who saw him, Michael was described as a “rough sailor-looking fellow” who stood at around 5ft 8. His eyes were deep set and he had a profusion of coarse hair which framed his slightly pockmarked face. From ‘Early Troubles of the Colonists’ by James Calder. Illustration by Aidan Phelan.
Michael Howe: Governor of the Woods
The story of Tasmania's most notorious bushranger.
Michael Howe: Governor of the Woods 