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Bound for Botany Bay: British Convict Voyages to Australia

Bound for Botany Bay: British Convict Voyages to Australia

by David Brandon (Author), Alan Brooke (Author)

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    Hardcover 2005

    $11.92
Synopsis

This is the story of an extraordinary period in British criminal history, brought to life through unique surviving records held by the UK National Archives. For over two hundred years, tens of thousands of convicts were sentenced to be 'banished beyond the seas', mostly to Australia and to destinations which became the stuff of legend - Botany Bay, Van Diemen's Land, Norfolk Island. This book follows their epic voyages across the world's oceans, recapturing the perils and unexpected pleasures of life at sea in fresh and fascinating detail.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: The National Archives
Published: 30 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 1903365783
ISBN 13: 9781903365786

Media Reviews
'If you feel the need for a sober but riveting account of the reality of staying alive on a convict ship, or being a child born in the new colonies, or being under the surgeon's knife as injuries or new diseases fell throusands, this book is it - though you might want to save it for after lunch.' --Your Family Tree
Author Bio
Alan Brooke is a Senior Lecturer in History at Peterborough College and David Brandon is an adult education lecturer and Historical Consultant to Hilton