The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts
In July 1789, 237 women convicts left England for Botany Bay in New South Wales on board a ship called the Lady Julian, destined to provide sexual services and a breeding bank for the men already there. This is the enthralling story of this extraordinary group of women and their voyage halfway...
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In July 1789, 237 women convicts left England for Botany Bay in New South Wales on board a ship called the Lady Julian, destined to provide sexual services and a breeding bank for the men already there. This is the enthralling story of this extraordinary group of women and their voyage halfway around the world.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780747272861 (0747272867)
Publish date: 2001-01-11
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Excellent, entertaining, educating read.