The Convict Letter Writer

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Forty South Publishing
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2018
Edition: First Edition

Description: 274 pages. Ex-Library. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: From Limerick to Campbell Town to Detroit, Meredith Hodgson guides us through the remarkable life of Eliza Williams, and adds a heroine to the pages of our history.In 1851 Eliza was found guilty of theft and subsequently transported to Van Diemens Land. She was despatched to serve with the other convicts at Rosedale, John Leakes magnificent estate near Campbell Town. Three decades later Eliza was on the other side of the world and at the other end of the social scale. She corresponded with the Leakes over many years from Detroit and her letters tell an extraordinary tale of a convict womans journey to prosperity, status and wealth. Elizas journey, from convict hardship to society matron, is meticulously researched by Meredith Hodgson and confirms her place as a major talent in the telling of Tasmanias past.

ISBN: 9780648265115