Bound for America

Bound for America The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775

Paperback (02 Aug 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

From 1718 to 1775 British courts transported 50,000 convicts to America. This account of their transportation in the years preceding the settling of Australia combines analysis with narrative to provide insights into the origins of crime and the treatment of offenders on both sides of the Atlantic.

Book information

ISBN: 9780198202110
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 364.68
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xvi, 277 , 4 unnumbered of plates
Weight: 386g
Height: 151mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 25mm