Great Convict Stories

Author: Graham Seal

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Price : $29.99 AUD
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ISBN : 9781760297787
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Imprint : Allen & Unwin
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Weight (g) : 0.408233
Publication date : March 2018
Dimensions : 234mm X 153mm
Produced in : Australia
RRP : 29.99
Availability date : November 2017
Out of print date : January 2022
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Author : Graham Seal
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Bind : Paperback
Edition : 1217
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 994.01
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Pages : 284
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Graham Seal brings to life the brutal Australian convict transportation system with stories of notorious criminals, colourful characters, and harsh punishments. There were also happy endings for the men and women for whom transportation was an opportunity to start afresh in a new land.

Author description

Graham Seal is Professor of Folklore at Curtin University, and a leading expert on Australian cultural history. He is the bestselling author of Great Australian Stories, Great Anzac Stories, Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories, The Savage Shore and Great Australian Journeys.

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 AppendixGlossary Notes and Sources Further Reading Acknowledgements

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