Bound With an Iron Chain: The Untold Story of How the British Transported 50,000 Convicts to Colonial America by Anthony Vaver

Author:Anthony Vaver [Vaver, Anthony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780983674405
Google: XB5EdIEOKesC
Amazon: 098367440X
Publisher: Pickpocket Publishing
Published: 2011-06-28T23:00:00+00:00

Plate 3 of William Hogarth’s A Harlot’s Progress

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The sight of land was an occasion for great rejoicing among all parties on the convict ship, since it meant that those on board had survived the perilous journey. They survived rough weather, disease, pirates, and possible rebellion by the prisoners. But it was also a time of trepidation. What kind of life awaited the convicts? How would they adjust to the new world that greeted them? What kind of work would they be expected to perform? And who would serve as their master?

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