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A merciless place, the fate of Britain's convicts after the American Revolution, Emma Christopher

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A merciless place, the fate of Britain's convicts after the American Revolution, Emma Christopher
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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non fiction
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A merciless place
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bibliography
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Emma Christopher
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the fate of Britain's convicts after the American Revolution
Table Of Contents
Destinations for Britain's transported convicts, c. 1770-1800 -- West Africa, c. 1780-1822 -- Bound for America -- Mr. Jefferson and Patrick Madan -- London in flames -- The "best sacrifices for death" -- Africa -- The battle for the coast -- Deserting to the enemy -- A plantation with slaves -- A mutiny and a most peculiar murder -- Trouble at Goree Island -- "Naked and diseased on the sandy shore" -- Trying America again -- The once mighty are fallen -- Lemane Island -- The end of the African disaster -- Afterword
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