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Australia's Birthstain: The Startling Legacy Of The Convict EraStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionBabette Smith traces the stories of hundreds of convicts over the 80 years of convict transportation to Australia, and rewrites the story of Australia's convict foundations, revealing the involvement of British politicians and clergy in creating a birthstain that reached far beyond convict crimes. Author descriptionBabette Smith is an independent historian and author of the bestselling account of the lives of a shipload of female convicts, Cargo of Women. |