{"product_id":"tasmanias-convicts-how-felons-built-a-free-society-alison-alexander","title":"Tasmania’s Convicts: How Felons Built a Free Society by Alison Alexander","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alison Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318 pages, plus 16 pages of plates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781742372051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType of Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Australian History, Tasmanian History, Convict History, Colonial History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasmania’s Convicts: How Felons Built a Free Society\u003c\/strong\u003e by Alison Alexander offers a compelling account of Tasmania’s convict past and the role transported men and women played in shaping colonial society. Rather than treating convicts only as criminals or victims, Alexander explores how former felons became workers, settlers, families and community members within a developing free society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Allen \u0026amp; Unwin in 2010, this hardcover edition includes illustrations, a map, portraits, bibliographical references and an index. It is a valuable title for readers interested in Australian convict history, Van Diemen’s Land, penal colonies, Tasmanian social history and the early colonial period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsed, very good. Small tear to the dust jacket at the back. Internally near fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA well-researched and readable Australian history title, ideal for collectors of convict history, Tasmanian history, colonial studies and genealogy-related social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40788381794433,"sku":"V260603","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/Tasmania_sConvicts_2.jpg?v=1781837864","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/tasmanias-convicts-how-felons-built-a-free-society-alison-alexander","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}