It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown land with the criminal, the unloved and the unwanted of English society. Amid conditions of brutality that paralelled those of slavery, 'The First Fleet' was sent to a place no European but the legendary Captain Cook had ever seen. Richard Morgan - convicted felon and an educated, intelligent, resourceful man - finds the will to survive, experiences the joy of love, and finally makes an indelible mark on the new frontier.
"The son of a tavern-keeper is happily married until he is led astray by a beautiful young woman, and he winds up consigned as a convict to board a ship headed for the continent recently discovered by Captain Cook, a place where he finds a new love and a new life."
"It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown land with the criminal, the unloved and the unwanted of English society. Amid conditions of brutality that paralelled those of slavery, 'The First Fleet' was sent to a place no European but the legendary Captain Cook had ever seen. Richard Morgan - convicted felon and an educated, intelligent, resourceful man - finds the will to survive, experiences the joy of love, and finally makes an indelible mark on the new frontier."@en
""1787: it was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown land with criminal, unloved and unwanted of English society. Left to live or die on the hostile Australian continent in brutal conditions, this is the epic story of those convicts and one man in particular" - Cover."@en
"Sexy, educated, and a convicted felon, Englishman Richard Morgan finds romance and adventure on a harsh, untamed continent in this historical saga of Australia's first settlers."
"It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown land with the criminal, the unloved and the unwanted of English society. Amid conditions of brutality, 'The First Fleet' was sent to a place that no European but the legendary Captain Cook had ever seen. Left to live or die on the hostile Australian continent, these convicts - and their equally isolated guards - occupy the centre of this story. And Richard Morgan - convicted felon - makes an indelible mark upon the new frontier."@en
"It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken; to populate an unknown land with the criminal, the unloved and the unwanted of English society."@en
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