A merciless place the lost story of Britain's convict disaster in Africa

A merciless place : the lost story of Britain's convict disaster in Africa / Emma Christopher.

Author/creator	Christopher, Emma, 1971-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Description	432 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Penal transportation--Great Britain --History --18th century. Penal transportation--Great Britain --History --19th century. Prisoners--Great Britain --History --18th century. Prisoners--Great Britain --History --19th century. Convict ships--Great Britain --History --18th century. Convict ships--Great Britain --History --19th century. Penal colonies--History --18th century. Penal colonies--History --19th century. United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Influence.

Contents	Destinations for Britain's transported convicts, c. 1770-1800 -- West Africa, c. 1780-1822 -- Bound for America -- Mr. Jefferson and Patrick Madan -- London in flames -- The "best sacrifices for death" -- Africa -- The battle for the coast -- Deserting to the enemy -- A plantation with slaves -- A mutiny and a most peculiar murder -- Trouble at Goree Island -- "Naked and diseased on the sandy shore" -- Trying America again -- The once mighty are fallen -- Lemane Island -- The end of the African disaster -- Afterword.
General note	"First published in Australia in 2010 by Allen & Unwin"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-412) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010049032
ISBN	9780199782550 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0199782555 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780199695935

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