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Dark Convicts
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Dark Convicts
Contributors:
By (Author) Judy Johnson
Publisher:
UWA Publishing
Imprint:
UWAP
Publication Date:
1st February 2017
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
821.92
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Dimensions:
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 9mm
Weight:
400g
Description
It is a little known fact that eleven African American convicts arrived in Australia on the First Fleet in 1788. Two of these ex-slaves were the author's ancestors. In extensively researched poems, award-winning writer Judy Johnson vividly portrays scenes from her black forebears' lives, both before transportation and afterwards, in the fledgling colony of New South Wales.
