Joseph Mason
Assigned Convict, 1831-37
$47.99
- Hardcover
189 pages
- Release Date
30 November 1992
Summary
This is a fresh and unique first-person account of the convict experience-a new and invaluable primary source.Joseph Mason, an English agricultural labourer, was convicted and transported for taking part in mass protests against the introduction of threshing machines, which were threatening to destroy the livelihood of English rural workers.Joseph was unusual among labourers in being a fluent writer and a voracious reader. His manuscript, only recently discovered, is published here for the fi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522847468 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522847463 |
| Author: | Kent, David, Townsend, Norma |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 189 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 November 1992 |
| Weight: | 177g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 193mm x 15mm |
| Series: | NO STOCK in MELBOURNE, NO DECISION ABOUT FUTURE |
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“MUP continues to produce books that are both expertly written and beautifully made. This delightful little hardback is no exception.” – The Australian
“MUP continues to produce books that are both expertly written and beautifully made. This delightful little hardback is no exception.” –The Australian
About The Author
Kent, David
David Kent and Norma Townsend are senior lecturers in the Department of History, University of New England. Kent is the author of many articles and a forthcoming monograph on Rural Radicalism and the Swing Riots in Hampshire. Townsend is the author of Valley of the Crooked River- European Settlement on the Nambucca and of a number of journal articles.
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