9780198202110 - Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775 (Clarendon Paperbacks) von Ekirch, A. Roger (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback. From 1718 to 1775, British courts banished 50,000 convicts to America--the largest body of immigrants, aside from African slaves, ever sent across the Atlantic--in hopes of restoring social peace at home without posing the threat to traditional freedoms raised by the death penalty or a harshcorrective system. Drawing upon archives in Britain and the United States, Bound for America examines the critical role this punishment played in Britain's criminal justice system. It also assesses the nature of the convict trade, the social origins of the transported felons, and the impact such alarge criminal influx had on colonial society. Very good condition. Cover has minor scuffing and wear at edges. Slight tanning on outside page edges.