Death or Liberty : Rebels and Radicals Transported to Australia 1788-1868
This is the first narrative history that brings together the stories of the political prisoners sent as convicts to Australia from all parts of the British Empire
1 online resource (336 pages)
9781742662152, 1742662153
1048924527
Intro; Title Page; About the Author; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: Remembering Australia's Political Prisoners; 1. Martyrs to Liberty: Transporting Radicals in the Age of Revolution; 2. 'Death or Liberty!': The Rebels of 1798 in Ireland and Australia; 3. Protest From Below: British Rebels of Field and Factory; 4. North American Patriots vs the Empire: Canadian Revolutionaries in Exile; 5. Out of Ireland: Transported Martyrs and the Making of a Nation; 6. Conclusion: Traces of Liberty; 7. Endnotes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; Copyright