The Floating Brothel : The Extraordinary True Story Of An 18Th-Century Ship And Its Cargo Of Female Convicts by Sian Rees

A seafaring story with a twist -- the incredible voyage of a shipload of "disorderly girls" and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold them. This riveting work of rediscovered history tells for the first time the plight of the female convicts aboard the Lady Julian, which set sail from England in 1789 and arrived in Australia's Botany Bay a year later. The women, most of them petty criminals, were destined for New South Wales to provide its hordes of lonely men with sexual favors as well as progeny. But the story of their voyage is even more incredible, and here it is expertly told by a historian with roots in the boatbuilding business and a true love of the sea. Siân Rees delved into court documents and firsthand accounts to extract the stories of these women's experiences on board a ship that both held them prisoner and offered them refuge from their oppressive existence in London. This 2002 Headline Review Paperback is in good condition. Slight spotting.

ISBN: 9780747266327 SKU: 1580548 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1580548
Location: Non Fiction