Australia's Birthstain: The Startling Legacy of the Convict EraWhy is it that Australians are still misled by myths about their convict heritage? Why are so many family historians surprised to find a convict ancestor in their family trees? Why did an entire society collude to cover up its past? Babette Smith traces the stories of hundreds of convicts over the 80 years of convict transportation to Australia.... |
Contents
something to hide | 1 |
amnesia | 44 |
an amazing cast of characters | 91 |
a convict community | 195 |
outward bound | 244 |
the bathurst road | 300 |
an unclean thing | 359 |
a pervading stain | 399 |
best forgotten | 459 |
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Australia's Birthstain: The Startling Legacy of the Convict Era Babette Smith No preview available - 2009 |
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