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 The Floating Brothel, The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts Sian Rees HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 256 PAGES
A richly detailed account of the 1790 voyage of the Lady Julian -- and the unlikely cargo of 240 mostly poor women deported from England and sent on a yearlong journey to save the colony. Drawn from historical sources and carried by Ms. Rees' "robust, clear prose" (NY Times Book Review), it's an earthy tale steeped in the details of 18th-century Australia.
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