1986 1st edition; Alfred A. Knopf publishers, New York; larger hardbound in Yale-blue  and black boards with gilt lettering and decor on cover and spine; very good condition with unmarked pages and tight binding; dust jacket very good.
 
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Among the first shipment of convicts sent to settle the wilds of Australia are former British army sergeant Joe Cribb, beautiful actress--and murderess--Kitty Brandon, and Levi, a Jew from the Shtetl.
 
In May 1787 11 ships loaded with supplies, Royal Marines, and convicts sailed out of Portsmouth harbor, beginning the arduous voyage to establish a British colony at Botany Bay, Australia. This novel charts the politics, preparation, and six-month voyage through the very...