THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP "SUCCESS" AND ITS MOST NOTORIOUS PRISONERS: A Vivid Fragment of Penal History

Date d'édition : 1912

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First edition. Described as "compiled from Governmental records and documents preserved in the British Museum and State Departments in London." this includes graphic description of the discomforts suffered by the malefactors aboard the ship bound for the Australian colony. Published in conjunction with the 'memorable voyage' of the re-fitted Success in 1912. However, both the book and voyage of "Success" were a clever promotional stunt. "Built in 1840 (not 1790) the Success had many lives, first as a shipping vessel serving British India and then as a passenger ship ferrying immigrants (not convicts) to Australia. When its crew deserted it during the Australian gold rush it was left moored near Melbourne, Australia, where it became a prison hulk and later a stores ship. Much later, in 1890, some enterprising individuals bought the ship and refurbished it into a traveling museum albeit a highly embellished one. More myth than fact, the Success was a spectacle. By recasting the past as more brutal than it really was, the Success gave 20th Century tourists the opportunity tell stories about themselves. How they were the civilized ones and how progress had made the modern world a better place." (Mariners Museum) Illustrated with photographs. 150 pp. Fair condition only in printed red wrappers (some bleeding from the covers onto the pages, overall wear to covers).

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• Titre: THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH CONVICT SHIP "SUCCESS" AND ITS MOST NOTORIOUS PRISONERS: A Vivid Fragment of Penal History
• Date de parution: 1912
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: FAIR
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Sailing, boats, ships and the sea