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Author Hill, David, 1946- author.

Title Convict Colony : the Remarkable Story of the Fledgling Settlement That Survived Against the Odds / David Hill
Published Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2019

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Contents Cover; Praise; Title Page; Copyright Info; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 Bound for Botany Bay; 2 An Unpromising Commander; 3 A Journey to the Other End of the World; 4 A Crisis Looms; 5 Epic and Disastrous Voyages; 6 'A Hostile Menace; 7 The 'Troublesome' Convict Women; 8 The Corrupt Military Take Control; 9 The Fear of the French and the Threat of the Spanish; 10 The Unstoppable Loss of Escaped Convicts; 11 The Irish Uprising of 1804; 12 The Military Rise against Governor Bligh; 13 The Father of Australia; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; List of Illustrations
Summary The author of the magnificent bestselling account of the First Fleet returns to early Sydney to tell the story of the years that followed as it's never been told before
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (OverDrive, viewed October 9, 2019)
Subject Penal colonies -- Australia -- History -- 18th century
Penal colonies
SUBJECT Australia -- History -- 1788-1851. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592
Subject Australia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1760872415
9781760872410