Title Iron in the blood : convicts and commandants in colonial Australia / written and illustrated by Alan Tucker

Published Norwood, S. Aust. : Omninbus Books, 2002

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MELB SPCBC	365.92 Tuc/Iit		LIB USE ONLY
ADPML SPTXT	365.92 Tuc/Iit 2002		LIB USE ONLY

Description 48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm regular print Series Children's book of the year short list 2003 Children's book of the year short list 2003 Contents Introduction: torture, punishment and secondary penal settlements -- Major James Morisset, Newcastle, 1819-1823 -- Captain Patrick Logan, Moreton Bay, 1826-1834 -- Lieutenant-Colonel James Morisset, Norfolk Island, 1829-1834 -- Captain Charles O'Hara Booth, Port Arthur, 1833-1844 -- Captain Alexander Maconochie, Norfolk Island, 1840-1844 -- Mr John Price, Norfolk Island, 1846-1852 -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Glossary Summary Alan Tucker's unflinching depiction of one of the darkest sides to Australia's history raises many questions about crime and punishment, and the use and abuse of power Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: page 46 Audience Primary school students Notes Children's Book Council of Australia, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 2003 Subject Premier's Reading Challenge (N.S.W.). Years 7-9 Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 7 - Year 9 Prison reformers -- Australia -- ?́ƠBiography Prison wardens -- Australia -- ?́ƠBiography Prison wardens -- Australia -- Biography. Prisoners -- Australia. Punishment -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature. Prison reformers -- Australia -- Biography. Prisoners -- Abuse of -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature. Prison reformers -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature. Prisoners -- Australia -- History. Prison wardens -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature. Prisoners -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature. Prisoners -- Abuse of -- Australia -- History. Punishment -- Australia -- History. Penal colonies -- Australia -- History. Prison reformers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Prison wardens -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Penal colonies -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature. Genre/Form Australian school textbook collection. Biography. History. Biographies. LC no. 2003464665 ISBN 1862914249 paperback

Other Titles Convicts and commandants in colonial Australia

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