Transported: In Place of Death: Convicts in Australia

MacMillan, Sydney, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First Impression. Size: Lge Octavo. 185 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket in very good condition, bar small closed tear on top of spine.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. Between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 convicts were transported by the British government to various penal colonies in Australia. Many convicts were transported for petty crimes, while a significant number were political prisoners. More serious crimes, such as rape and murder, were punishable by death, and therefore not transportable offences. Once emancipated, most ex-convicts stayed in Australia and joined the free settlers, with some rising to prominent positions in Australian society. However, convictism carried a social stigma, and for some later Australians, convict origins would be a source of shame. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australian History; Australia; ISBN: 0333337514. ISBN/EAN: 9780333337516. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5852. . 9780333337516