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Females of the Fatal Shore

Australia's Brave Pioneers

Author: Susanna Devries
Volume: 0
ISBN13: 9780958540872
Imprint: Pandanus Press
Binding: Pbk
Featured in the August, 2009 magazine
(Outstanding)

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Publisher's synopsis:

This is the story of the lives of 12 significant women who sailed to the Australian colonies in its founding years. The first to arrive was Esther Abrahams, a 16-year old Jewish girl transported for shoplifting two cards of lace.

Book review:

...she illuminates them in a way they've been rarely portrayed...

Review by: Alan Gold

Category:

Non Fiction > Biography
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