Transported - in place of death : a social history of convicts in Australia

Christopher Sweeney. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 174-178. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Offences....Pages 3-21 The System of Law....Pages 22-34 The Voyage to Botany Bay....Pages 35-43 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 Arrival on the Fatal Shore....Pages 46-61 Strange Lottery....Pages 62-79 The Government Men....Pages 80-92 The Lash and the Triangle....Pages 93-111 Daily Life in the Prisoners’ Country....Pages 112-125 Gentlemen Convicts and the Specials....Pages 126-134 The Female Convicts....Pages 135-141 The Road to China....Pages 142-151 Insurrection....Pages 152-160 The Settlements Close....Pages 161-173 Back Matter....Pages 174-185 Illustrated account of convict life ; includes discussion of the predjudice towards and harsh treatment of Aboriginal people