Beautiful Bodies: The doomed voyage of the convict ship Amphitrite & her cargo of infamous damned whores - Softcover
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I never saw so many fine and beautiful bodies. The French and English wept together at such a horrible loss of life." (As reported in London's The Standard, 1 September 1833)
In August 1833, the Amphitrite, a small convict ship bound for the colonies of Australia, was wrecked in a terrible storm on the coast of France. She carried 102 female prisoners, 12 of their children, along with the captain, the crew, a medical officer and one passenger – the medical officer's wife. Only three people survived.
It was the convict era's first major shipwreck. The death of so many women and children, largely due to the incompetence and blind bigotry of those responsible for their safety, was a scandal that threatened to rock the very foundations of the transportation system. The reaction of the British Government was to cover it up, refusing to release even the names of the dead, depriving those tragic women and children of their very identity, even in death.
Gerald Stone, bestselling author and acclaimed journalist, has written a brilliant narrative recreation of the voyage and its disastrous end that brings these lost women back to life, revealing the world they lived in, their crimes, their loves, their hopes, their fears, and their final tragedy. Beautiful Bodies is a masterful and compelling work of living, breathing history.
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Beautiful Bodies: The doomed voyage of the convict ship Amphitrite & her cargo of infamous damned Whores
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. BOATS Maritime Australian Convicts -Shipwreck. 327 p. ; 24 cm. Amphitrite (Ship) Shipwrecks -- France -- Boulogne Penal transportation -- New South Wales -- History Transportation of convicts -- Australia Women prisoners -- Transportation -- England Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 #221123/190425 AmphitriteÂwas built at Appledore, Torridge, (equally Bideford), and launched in 1802. Under various owners and masters she traded across the North Atlantic and to the Baltic. She wrecked in 1833 with heavy loss of life whileÂtransportingÂfemale convicts toÂNew South Wales. Captain John Hunter sailedÂAmphitriteÂfromÂWoolwich,ÂKent,ÂEnglandÂon 25 August 1833, bound for New South Wales. She had embarked 108 female convicts and 12 children.[7]While sailing offÂBoulogne,ÂPas-de-Calais, France she encountered a gale that blew her ashore on 31 August. Hunter refused offers of aid from the shore, due to his concern that if the prisoners got on shore some might escape, and his belief that a rising tide would free her.[8]ÂThe ship subsequently broke up with the loss of 133 lives; only three crewmen survived.[7][9] The loss of the AMPHITRITE was the first major convict transportation shipwreck, with the loss of 136 people. It was transporting 108 female convicts, including 12 of their children, to New South Wales. A gale drove it ashore near Boulogne, France. The female convicts managed to get on deck and begged to be allowed to leave the ship but Captain Hunter remained obstinate, as he felt unable to ensure their continued imprisonment. After several hours, AMPHITRITE broke in two and only three of the crew survived. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 82593
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