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England Great Britain Great Britain Colonies America History 17th century Industrial revolution Fiction Large type books Manners and customs Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Fiction North America Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain Albert 1819-1861 Sharpe, Sam 1801-1832Summary: "In the spring of 1789, a ship left port in London bound for the Botany Bay penal colony in Australia. The ship carried precious cargo - women, sent to keep the desperate male colonists from engaging in what their governor called 'gross irregularities.' But these women were hardly quiet homemakers - they were a hardy raucous lot rounded up from London's notorious Newgate prison and other jails...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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Summary: A radical new history that rediscovers the remarkable freak performers whose talents and charisma helped define an era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019