{"product_id":"marrying-the-ropemakers-daughter-australian-executions-1788-1824-paperback","title":"Marrying the Ropemaker's Daughter: Australian Executions (1788-1824) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Pfeifer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne month after the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove, Thomas Barrett was sentenced to death by the \u003ci\u003eCourt of Criminal Jurisdiction\u003c\/i\u003e for stealing food from the Government Storehouse and executed at Gallows Hill. Over the next 37 years, another 267 men and women were sentenced to hang for a variety of crimes including murder, forgery, highway robbery and bushranging. \u003cb\u003eMarrying the Ropemaker's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e describes each of these cases from the crimes through to the trials and executions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book provides a brief glimpse into the lives (and deaths) of these individuals within the legal, social and political contexts surrounding their hangings. Based on a variety of sources including government documents, court records, newspapers and historical communications such as letters and personal diaries, these stories provide a richly textured tale of troubling events, sometimes incomplete or contradictory, but always fascinating.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45771856314565,"sku":"9780645476316","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/UzDZPFcFZ_9780645476316.webp?v=1770487519","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/marrying-the-ropemakers-daughter-australian-executions-1788-1824-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}