A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land

A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land
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Publisher : Text Publishing
Total Pages : 89
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ISBN-10 : 9781922079343
ISBN-13 : 1922079340
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Book Synopsis A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land by : Simon Barnard

Download or read book A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land written by Simon Barnard and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy-three thousand convicts were transported to the British penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land in the first half of the nineteenth century. They played a vital role in the building of the settlements, as well as the running of the newly established colony. Simon Barnard’s A–Z of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land is a rich and compelling account of the lives of the men, women and children who were transported to Tasmania for crimes ranging from stealing bread to poisoning family members. Their sentences, punishments, achievements and suffering make for fascinating reading. And the spectacular illustrations, each one carefully drawn in meticulous detail from contemporary records, bring this extraordinary history to life.


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