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The luck of the Irish : how a shipload of convicts survived the wreck of the Hive to make a new life in Australia /
The author of the bestselling Cargo of Women and Australia's Birthstain tracks the lives of Irish convicts who arrived in Australia the mid-1800s, uncovering a long-lasting influence of the Irish convicts on our national character.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Allen & Unwin,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Praise for The Luck of the Irish; Other books by Babette Smith; Title page; Contents; Map; Introduction; Chapter 1 Beached; Chapter 2 A Capacity for Violence; Chapter 3 Settling to the Task; Chapter 4 'The O'Connellite Tail'; Chapter 5 A Question of Fairness; Chapter 6 Unnecessary Irritation; Chapter 7 The Power of Numbers; Chapter 8 Floating Nurseries; Chapter 9 Managing Norfolk Island; Chapter 10 Resisting Ascendancy; Chapter 11 Catholic Friendly; Chapter 12 A New Governor; Chapter 13 'Infested by Bushrangers'; Chapter 14 Beyond the Penal Colony.
- Chapter 15 Creating the Australian Way of LifeChapter 16 The Lives of Men; Acknowledgements; Select Bibliography; Notes; Index.