{"product_id":"2026200017175-secondhand-the-convict-years-transportation-and-the-penal-system-1788-1868","title":"The Convict Years: Transportation And The Penal System 1788-1868","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor eighty years, the British Empire cast its unwanted across the seas to the distant shores of Australia — and The Convict Years: Transportation and the Penal System 1788–1868 stands as a meticulous and compelling chronicle of that brutal chapter. Margaret Weidenhofer presents an unflinching account of the convict transportation system, tracing the arc from the establishment of the first penal colony at Sydney Cove in 1788 through to the cessation of transportation in 1868, detailing the machinery of punishment, exile, and survival that shaped a nation's earliest identity.\n\nWeidenhofer's work sits at the intersection of social history and colonial studies, illuminating the lives of those who were shipped in chains — their crimes, their suffering, and their unexpected legacies — against the broader backdrop of British imperial policy and Australian nation-building. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible prose, the narrative draws on rich historical records and period illustrations to bring this often-overlooked human drama to vivid life. For anyone who wishes to understand the dark and foundational soil from which modern Australia grew, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: what does a society built on punishment and exile owe to those it once condemned?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49276134293723,"sku":"2026200017175-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0126e52a-ca6e-431e-ae60-122af8e2840e.png?v=1789092729","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017175-secondhand-the-convict-years-transportation-and-the-penal-system-1788-1868","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}