Bound for Botany Bay : British convict voyages to Australia /
British convict voyages to Australia
Alan Brooke and David Brandon.
- Kew, Vic. : National Archives, 2005.
- 272 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Illustrations on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The beginning of transportation -- The first three fleets -- The trauma of exile -- Who were the convicts? -- Child convicts -- Keeping order -- Staying alive on the convict ships -- The surgeon's tale -- The promised land -- Towards the end of transportation.
Between 1787 and 1868, 162,000 people packed into 806 ships were transported to the colony of Australia. This book follows their story, from courtroom to convict ship to colonial life.
Australia--Social conditions--1788-1851. Australia--History--1788-1851. Australia--History--1788-1851. Australia. Great Britain. Australia--Colonization--History. Australia--History--1788-1900. Australia--Emigration and immigration--History. Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History. Australia, New South Wales--Emigration and immigration--History.