Great convict stories : : dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years / / Graham Seal.
'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller' Warren Fahey AM Graham Seal takes us back to Australia's ignominious beginnings, when a hungry child could be transported to the other side of the globe for the theft of a handkerchief. It was a time when men were flogged till they bled f...
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Seal, Graham, 1950- author. Great convict stories : dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years / Graham Seal. Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017. 1 online resource (305 pages) : map text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Record machine-generated from publisher information. Prologue: Lashland Introduction 1. Unpromising Beginnings 2. Perilous Voyages 3. The Convict Underworld 4. The System 5. Pain and Suffering 6. Troublemakers 7. Places of Condemnation 8. Desperate Escapes 9. The Felonry 10. A Convict Stain Appendix Glossary Notes and Sources Further Reading Acknowledgements. Includes bibliographical references. 'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller' Warren Fahey AM Graham Seal takes us back to Australia's ignominious beginnings, when a hungry child could be transported to the other side of the globe for the theft of a handkerchief. It was a time when men were flogged till they bled for a minor misdemeanour, or forced to walk the treadmill for hours. Teams in iron chains carved roads through sandstone cliffs with hand picks, and men could select wives from a line up at the Female Factory. From the notorious prison regimes at Norfolk Island, Port Arthur and Macquarie Harbour, came chilling accounts of cruelty, murder and even cannibalism. Despite the often harsh conditions, many convicts served their prison terms and built successful lives for themselves and their families. With a cast of colourful characters from around the country: the real Artful Dodger, intrepid bushrangers like Martin Cash and Moondyne Joe, and the legendary nurse Margaret Catchpole, Great Convict Stories offers a fascinating insight into life in Australia's first decades. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Penal colonies. Prisoners Australia. Electronic books. Print version: Seal, Graham. Great convict stories : dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years. Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017 284 pages ; 24 cm 9781760297787 (DLC)20420703 ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=5144772 Click to View |
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