Britain's convicts to the colonies
By: Wilfrid Oldham ; edited by W. Hugh Oldham ; commentary by Dan Byrnes.
Contributors: Oldham, W. Hugh 1924-
Publisher: Library of Australian History
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Sydney
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Prisoners, Transportation of -- England -- History -- 18th century; Penal colonies -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Penal colonies -- Australia -- History -- 18th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book arises from a Ph.D. thesis submitted to London University under the title The administration of the system of transportation of British convicts, 1763-1793 in December 1932. The present version was substantially revised and rewritten by the author"--Verso t.p.