{"product_id":"settlers-and-convicts-or-recollections-of-sixteen-years-labour-in-the-australian-backwoods","title":"Settlers and Convicts: Or, Recollections of Sixteen Years' Labour in the Australian Backwoods","description":"\u003cp\u003eBOOK  is in acceptable condition only marked as that because first page has a little snip out of it and a sticker on back cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efree shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMystery surrounds the true identity of the author of this account of New South Wales in the 1820s and 1830s, but many believe it was Alexander Harris. The author had come to Sydney saying it 'was in the hope of bettering my condition', and he went on to observe colonial society and its doings with a keen eye and an expressive pen.\u003cbr\u003eA sense of freshness, adventure and wonder at the unknown in a strange new land is apparent on every page. He is awed by the splendours of the ancient Australian cedar forests of the south coast of New South Wales. He describes the brutality, frequency and injustice of the floggings which were still part of the convict system. He decries the corruption and tyranny of the magistrates and police. He is impressed by the warmth and equality of hospitality in the rough bush huts.\u003cbr\u003eAborigines and bushrangers, cattle duffers and sly grog dealers, prostitutes and settlers' wives - all are here in an account sparkling with the vitality of fascinating experience in a raw, rough-and-tumble society.\u003cbr\u003eManning Clark's Foreword recounts the detective-like search for the identity of the author and considers what kind of a man Alexander Harris must have been and why he wrote this account.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tin Sign Factory Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445018398803,"sku":"0522839444","price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2255\/2009\/files\/9780522839449.jpg?v=1790131201","url":"https:\/\/www.tinsignfactoryaustralia.com.au\/products\/settlers-and-convicts-or-recollections-of-sixteen-years-labour-in-the-australian-backwoods","provider":"Tin Sign Factory Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}