Title: Bound for America
Subtitle: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775
Description: The first full account of transportation before the settling of Australia. Bound for America examines its role in Britain’s criminal-justice system. The book also assesses the nature of the convict trade, the social origins of transported felons, and the impact such a large criminal influx has on colonial society. Drawing upon archives in Britain and the United States, Roger Ekirch combines analysis with vivid narrative to provide new insights into the origins of crime and the treatment of offenders on both sides of the Atlantic.