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Fractured Families: Life on the Margins in Colonial New South Wales
Tanya Evans
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Description for Fractured Families: Life on the Margins in Colonial New South Wales
Paperback. The poorest men and women in colonial NSW are no longer marginalised, but front and centre in a book that reveals what life was like for them. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians - many writing about their own ancestors - to present the everyday lives of these people. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; 3JH; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
The poorest men and women in colonial NSW are no longer marginalised, but front and centre in a book that reveals what life was like for them.
Most convicts arriving in New South Wales didn’t expect to make their fortunes. Some went on to great success,but countless convicts and free migrants struggled with limited prospects, discrimination and misfortune. Many desperate people turned to The Benevolent Society, Australia’s first charity founded in 1813, for assistance and sustenance. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians – many writing about their own ancestors – to present the ... Read more
The poorest men and women in colonial NSW are no longer marginalised, but front and centre in a book that reveals what life was like for them.
Most convicts arriving in New South Wales didn’t expect to make their fortunes. Some went on to great success,but countless convicts and free migrants struggled with limited prospects, discrimination and misfortune. Many desperate people turned to The Benevolent Society, Australia’s first charity founded in 1813, for assistance and sustenance. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians – many writing about their own ancestors – to present the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
ISBN
9781742232577
SKU
V9781742232577
Shipping Time
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Ref
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