Prison Hulk to Redemption (Social History Series, #1)

SECOND EDITION 2023 revised 2026

A history of colonial Australia, not of the famous and heroic, but of the small people, the anonymous people who were the heartbeat of a growing nation

In this first book of his social history series, the author sets out on a journey through Australia's colonial history with his ancestors from the British Isles. All arrived by the 1830s, two on the First Fleet in 1788. Most are from central and southern England. Four are from two little villages close to each ...