Convict Workers

Convict Workers
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0521361265
ISBN-13 : 9780521361262
Rating : 4/5 (262 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Convict Workers by : Stephen Nicholas

Download or read book Convict Workers written by Stephen Nicholas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers a new interpretation of Australia's convict past. It is based on a detailed analysis of records of 20,000 male and female convicts - one in three of those transported to New South Wales between 1817 and 1840.


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