The Resource A commonwealth of thieves : the Sydney experiment, Thomas Keneally ; read by Simon Vance
A commonwealth of thieves : the Sydney experiment, Thomas Keneally ; read by Simon Vance
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The item A commonwealth of thieves : the Sydney experiment, Thomas Keneally ; read by Simon Vance represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library.
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- Summary
- It was 1786 when Arthur Phillip, an ambitious captain in the Royal Navy, was assigned the formidable task of organizing an expedition to Australia in order to establish a penal colony. The squalid and turbulent prisons of London were overflowing, and crime was on the rise. Even the hulks sifting at anchor in the Thames were packed with malcontent criminals and petty thieves. So the English government decided to undertake the unprecedented move of shipping off its convicts to a largely unexplored landmass at the other end of the world. Using the personal journals and documents that were kept during this expedition, historian/novelist Thomas Keneally re-creates the grueling overseas voyage, a hellish, suffocating journey that claimed the lives of many convicts. Miraculously, the fleet reached the shores of what was then called New South Wales in 1788, and after much trial and error, the crew managed to set up a rudimentary yet vibrant settlement. As governor of the colony, Phillip took on the challenges of dealing with unruly convicts, disgruntled officers, a bewildered, sometimes hostile native population, as well as such serious matters as food shortages and disease. Moving beyond Phillip, Keneally offers captivating portrayals of Aborigines, who both aided and opposed Phillip, and of the settlers, including convicts who were determined to overcome their pasts and begin anew. With the authority of a renowned historian and the narrative grace of a brilliant novelist, Thomas Keneally offers an insider's perspective into the dramatic saga of the birth of a vibrant society in an unfamiliar land
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- MP3 edition ; Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD (12 hr., 28 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781489482150
- Label
- A commonwealth of thieves : the Sydney experiment
- Title
- A commonwealth of thieves
- Title remainder
- the Sydney experiment
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Keneally ; read by Simon Vance
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It was 1786 when Arthur Phillip, an ambitious captain in the Royal Navy, was assigned the formidable task of organizing an expedition to Australia in order to establish a penal colony. The squalid and turbulent prisons of London were overflowing, and crime was on the rise. Even the hulks sifting at anchor in the Thames were packed with malcontent criminals and petty thieves. So the English government decided to undertake the unprecedented move of shipping off its convicts to a largely unexplored landmass at the other end of the world. Using the personal journals and documents that were kept during this expedition, historian/novelist Thomas Keneally re-creates the grueling overseas voyage, a hellish, suffocating journey that claimed the lives of many convicts. Miraculously, the fleet reached the shores of what was then called New South Wales in 1788, and after much trial and error, the crew managed to set up a rudimentary yet vibrant settlement. As governor of the colony, Phillip took on the challenges of dealing with unruly convicts, disgruntled officers, a bewildered, sometimes hostile native population, as well as such serious matters as food shortages and disease. Moving beyond Phillip, Keneally offers captivating portrayals of Aborigines, who both aided and opposed Phillip, and of the settlers, including convicts who were determined to overcome their pasts and begin anew. With the authority of a renowned historian and the narrative grace of a brilliant novelist, Thomas Keneally offers an insider's perspective into the dramatic saga of the birth of a vibrant society in an unfamiliar land
- Cataloging source
- VALP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Keneally, Thomas
- Dewey number
- 994.02
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- history
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Simon Vance
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Vance, Simon
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Convict ships
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Penal colonies
- Prisoners
- Australia
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- A commonwealth of thieves : the Sydney experiment, Thomas Keneally ; read by Simon Vance
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
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- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- BOL-9781489482150-20181214
- Dimensions
- 12 cm ; in container.
- Edition
- MP3 edition ; Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD (12 hr., 28 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781489482150
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- s
- Other physical details
- digital, stereo
- Specific material designation
- sound cartridge
- System details
- MP3 cds can only be played on MP3 compatible sound systems
- Label
- A commonwealth of thieves : the Sydney experiment, Thomas Keneally ; read by Simon Vance
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- BOL-9781489482150-20181214
- Dimensions
- 12 cm ; in container.
- Edition
- MP3 edition ; Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD (12 hr., 28 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781489482150
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital, stereo
- Specific material designation
- sound cartridge
- System details
- MP3 cds can only be played on MP3 compatible sound systems
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