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OverviewThe story of the work of British convicts, transported to Australia, who inscribed cartwheel pennies, sanding off the King's head on one side and Britannia on the other and engraved their keepsakes with a variety of hopes, fears, predictions and messages of love. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michele Field , Timothy Millet , Timothy Millett , Michele FieldPublisher: Wakefield Press Imprint: Wakefield Press Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9781862544345ISBN 10: 1862544344 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 28 February 1998 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis heart-rending book tells us more about the feelings of convicts transported to Australia than most heavyweight social histories. Its subject is the love tokens and keepsakes which prisoners made by sanding down coins and inscribing their own names and messages on the metal. These little objects reveal much about the desire to be remembered felt by the wretches sent into the unknown for their seven-year terms. This well-illustrated study makes a valuable contribution both to the history of punishment and to the study of numismatics. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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