The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women

by Deborah J. Swiss

Book Overview

The convict women who built a continent..."A moving and fascinating story." --Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost Historian Deborah J. Swiss tells the heartbreaking, horrifying, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425236722
• ISBN13: 9780425236727
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Stunning

This is one of the best historical accounts documenting the transportation movement to Australia. Though the subject matter was heavy, the writing was so good that I could not put it down. One of my favorites and one that I recommend to all my fellow history lovers!