| Exiles from Erin: Convict Lives in Ireland and Australia 1991 Edition Contributor(s): Reece, Bob (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333564375 ISBN-13: 9780333564370 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Social Science | Criminology - Political Science | Imperialism |
| Dewey: 994.004 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.02 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In April 1791 the "Queen" sailed from Cobh in Cork with the first cargo of Irish convicts destined for New South Wales. During the next 76 years, Ireland supplied 40,000 of all the convicts transported to Australia. This book looks at what happened to these exiles. |