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The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an 18th-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts
The Floating Brothel The Extraordinary True Story of an 18thCentury Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts
Author: Sian Rees
In July 1789, 237 women convicts left England for Botany Bay in Australia on board a ship called The Lady Julian, destined to provide sexual services and a breeding bank for the men already there. This is the enthralling story of the women and their voyage. Based on painstaking research into contemporary sources such as letters, trial r...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780747266327
ISBN-10: 0747266328
Publication Date: 1/7/2002
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Headline Book Pub Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is based on research and primary sources dealing with a first-hand account of a voyage about 237 women convicts being sent to Australia in 1789. Liked this story...very informative.


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