Convict Workers

Cambridge University Press, 1989. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean and brigh with ever-so-slight sunning to spine and minimal rubbing to edges but no chips or tears. Boards clean, square and sharp. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings except for light spotting… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine With Occasional Margin Notes In A Very Good Protected Jacket Pp 246 Index

New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 1989 246 pages. The dust jacket has a little wear, with a small tear on the front bottom right edge. The front endpaper has a name inscription from a previous owner. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown..… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Cambridge U. P., 1988. 1st edition. As New. small quarto. hardback with dust jacket x + 246pp., appends., bibliog., index, A reinterpretation Australia's past and the work and effectiveness of the convicts; a labour aristocracy in chains; with also contemporary views of convicts, females, transportation, their care and feeding: the past unshackled etc. Neat ownership inscription… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Etc.: Cambridge University Press, 1989. x, 246p., dj (Studies in Australian history).

Paperback / softback. New. Convict Workers offers an interesting interpretation of Australia's convict past. The convicts sent to Australia were not professional criminals, but ordinary British and Irish men and women. They brought with them a diverse range of useful work skills, essential to the forging of a new economy and society.

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