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Author North, Jessica (Program director), author.

Title Esther : the extraordinary true story of the First Fleet girl who became first lady of the colony / Jessica North
Published Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2019
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Description 1 online resource (304 pages)
Contents Cover; About the author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Guilty!; CHAPTER TWO: To the Other Side of the World; CHAPTER THREE: A New Beginning; CHAPTER FOUR: A Hut to Call Home; CHAPTER FIVE: Hunger; CHAPTER SIX: An Island of Surprises; CHAPTER SEVEN: An Uncertain Future; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Annandale Estate; CHAPTER NINE: Managing Alone; CHAPTER TEN: Night Terrors; CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Trouble with Bligh; CHAPTER TWELVE: First Lady; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Mrs Johnston; Epilogue; Pic section; Acknowledgements; A note about sources; A note about Esther
Chapter notesSelect bibliography; Index
Summary "Esther Abrahams was one of the first Jewish women to arrive in the new land. Through her we meet some of the key people who helped shape the nation. Her life is an extraordinary rags-to-riches story. Aged 16, she stood trial at the Old Bailey in London for stealing 24 yards of black silk lace. Her sentence was transportation to New South Wales. She embarked on the perilous journey on the First Fleet as a convict, with no idea of what lay ahead. Once on shore, she became the servant and, in time, the wife of the young first lieutenant George Johnston. Much like another, better-known colonial woman, Elizabeth Macarthur, Esther successfully managed her husband's property and became a significant figure in the new colony. George Johnston, her husband, as leader of the Rum Rebellion against Governor Bligh, appropriated the office of Lieutenant-Governor of NSW, making Esther First Lady of the colony, a remarkable rise in society for a former convict."-- Unedited summary from book
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 13, 2020)
Subject Johnston, Esther, 1769-1846.
Lieutenant governors' spouses -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography
Prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography
Women prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography
Lieutenant governors' spouses
Prisoners
Women prisoners
SUBJECT New South Wales -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495
Subject New South Wales
New South Wales -- Sydney
Genre/Form History
Biographies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1760870978
9781760870973