{"product_id":"2026200016678-secondhand-convicts-discovering-australian-history","title":"Convicts: Discovering Australian History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew chapters in Australia's colonial past are as raw, brutal, and formative as the era of convict transportation — and Convicts: Discovering Australian History by J. E. Tate brings this turbulent period to vivid life for young readers and history enthusiasts alike. Set against the sprawling wilderness of 18th and 19th century Australia, the book chronicles the experiences of the men, women, and children forcibly transported from Britain to the penal colonies of New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and beyond, detailing the harsh realities of convict life, labour, and the ever-present struggle for survival and freedom.\n\nPart of the respected Discovering Australian History educational series, Tate's work argues that the convict legacy is not a footnote but the very foundation upon which modern Australia was built. Written with clarity and authority, it presents complex social and political forces — class inequality, colonial ambition, and the birth of a national identity — in an accessible yet intellectually rigorous style. A compelling read for anyone who wonders how a nation of prisoners became a nation of pioneers, this volume leaves one asking: what truly separates the condemned from the free?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49313641431259,"sku":"2026200016678-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d2caddab-83a3-46b5-90f5-c4830f86088a.png?v=1789524822","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016678-secondhand-convicts-discovering-australian-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}