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Irish Convict Lives. Edited by Bob Reece.
$40
Irish Convict Lives - edited by Bob Reece.
From the fly leaf: "(this book) traces the Irish and Australian careers of some noteworthy Irish convict men and women - eight original essays put faces on some of the 50,000 otherwise anonymous statistics. The authors answer basic questions about these involuntary 'nation builders'; who they were, what lives they led at home, how they came to be transported, and how they fared in the Australian colonies - and offer reasons for the more difficult matter of why some flourished and o thers fell by the wayside....."
Pub: Crossing Press, Sydney 1993.
Condition: used, hardcover with dust jacket. Both book and jacket in excellent condition with minor shelf damage to top of jacket at spine. No internal markings or inscriptions.
Price: $40
Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient.
From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary organisation.
Buy a book, change a life.
From the fly leaf: "(this book) traces the Irish and Australian careers of some noteworthy Irish convict men and women - eight original essays put faces on some of the 50,000 otherwise anonymous statistics. The authors answer basic questions about these involuntary 'nation builders'; who they were, what lives they led at home, how they came to be transported, and how they fared in the Australian colonies - and offer reasons for the more difficult matter of why some flourished and o thers fell by the wayside....."
Pub: Crossing Press, Sydney 1993.
Condition: used, hardcover with dust jacket. Both book and jacket in excellent condition with minor shelf damage to top of jacket at spine. No internal markings or inscriptions.
Price: $40
Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient.
From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary organisation.
Buy a book, change a life.
- Date Listed:13/02/2024
- Last Edited:13/02/2024
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Pickup Only
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