{"product_id":"great-convict-stories-by-graham-seal-9781760527488","title":"Great Convict Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller.' - Warren Fahey AM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGraham Seal takes us back to Australia's ignominious beginnings, when a hungry child could be transported to the other side of the globe for the theft of a handkerchief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was a time when men were flogged till they bled for a minor misdemeanour, or forced to walk the treadmill for hours. Teams in iron chains carved roads through sandstone cliffs with hand picks, and men could select wives from a line-up at the female factory. From the notorious prison regimes at Norfolk Island, Port Arthur and Macquarie Harbour came chilling accounts of cruelty, murder and even cannibalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the often harsh conditions, many convicts served their prison terms and built successful lives for themselves and their families. With a cast of colourful characters from around the country—the real Artful Dodger, intrepid bushrangers like Martin Cash and Moondyne Joe, and the legendary nurse Margaret Catchpole—\u003ci\u003eGreat Convict Stories\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating insight into life in Australia's first decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849202585836,"sku":"9781760527488","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22661823482814.jpg?v=1759027899","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/great-convict-stories-by-graham-seal-9781760527488","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}