Bound for Botany Bay: British Convict Voyages to Australia - Hardcover

Brooke, Alan; Brandon, David

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9781903365786: Bound for Botany Bay: British Convict Voyages to Australia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1903365783 ISBN 13: 9781903365786

Publisher: The National Archives UK, 2005

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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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About the Author:

Alan Brooke is a Senior Lecturer in History at Peterborough College.

Review:

'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

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