A merciless place : the fate of Britain's convicts after the American Revolution / / Emma Christopher.
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Christopher, Emma, 1971- A merciless place [electronic resource] : the fate of Britain's convicts after the American Revolution / Emma Christopher. New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. 432 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps. "First published in Australia in 2010 by Allen & Unwin"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-412) and index. Destinations for Britain's transported convicts, c. 1770-1800 -- West Africa, c. 1780-1822 -- Bound for America -- Mr. Jefferson and Patrick Madan -- London in flames -- The "best sacrifices for death" -- Africa -- The battle for the coast -- Deserting to the enemy -- A plantation with slaves -- A mutiny and a most peculiar murder -- Trouble at Goree Island -- "Naked and diseased on the sandy shore" -- Trying America again -- The once mighty are fallen -- Lemane Island -- The end of the African disaster -- Afterword. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Penal transportation Great Britain History 18th century. Penal transportation Great Britain History 19th century. Prisoners Great Britain History 18th century. Prisoners Great Britain History 19th century. Convict ships Great Britain History 18th century. Convict ships Great Britain History 19th century. Penal colonies History 18th century. Penal colonies History 19th century. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Influence. Electronic books. ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=829359 Click to View |
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2011 |
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432 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps. |
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Destinations for Britain's transported convicts, c. 1770-1800 -- West Africa, c. 1780-1822 -- Bound for America -- Mr. Jefferson and Patrick Madan -- London in flames -- The "best sacrifices for death" -- Africa -- The battle for the coast -- Deserting to the enemy -- A plantation with slaves -- A mutiny and a most peculiar murder -- Trouble at Goree Island -- "Naked and diseased on the sandy shore" -- Trying America again -- The once mighty are fallen -- Lemane Island -- The end of the African disaster -- Afterword. |
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18th century. 19th century. Revolution, 1775-1783 |
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