{"product_id":"2026200015921-secondhand-alexander-pearce-of-macquarie-harbour-convict-bushranger-cannibal","title":"Alexander Pearce Of Macquarie Harbour: Convict – Bushranger – Cannibal","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most macabre and compelling tales to emerge from Australia's convict era, Alexander Pearce of Macquarie Harbour: Convict – Bushranger – Cannibal chronicles the true story of an Irish convict transported to the brutal penal colony of Macquarie Harbour, Van Diemen's Land, who became infamous for an act so shocking it has haunted Australian history ever since. Dan Sprod presents a meticulously researched account of Pearce's desperate escape attempts through Tasmania's savage, uncharted wilderness — a journey so gruelling that survival itself demanded an unthinkable price — transforming a desperate fugitive into a legend of colonial horror.\n\nSprod's work stands as a landmark of Australian historical writing, drawing on primary sources and period documents to construct a portrait of a man shaped as much by the brutality of the convict system as by his own moral collapse. The narrative illuminates the wider truths of colonial punishment, the savage indifference of the Tasmanian wilderness, and the extremities of human endurance. Published by the Hobart-based Cat \u0026amp; Fiddle Press, this volume is a rare and significant piece of Australiana — and a deeply unsettling question about what any person might do to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203265044699,"sku":"2026200015921-SECONDHAND","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f3c6ea64-193d-4ae4-974a-8932e1ee470e.png?v=1788146880","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015921-secondhand-alexander-pearce-of-macquarie-harbour-convict-bushranger-cannibal","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}