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The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies

Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775 is a nonfiction historical book written by A. Roger Ekirch. It was originally published in 1987 and then reissued in 1990, and 1992 by Clarendon Press.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775
An image of the 2009 Book cover
2009 Book cover
AuthorA. Roger Ekirch
CountryUnited States
SubjectHistory 18th century, Criminals transportation, Penal colonies
GenreHistory
Set inUnited Kingdom and United States
Published1987, 1990, 1992
PublisherClarendon Press
Media typePrint, E-book, Audio
Pages277
ISBN9780198200925
OCLC15164779
WebsiteOfficial website

Synopsis edit

This book examines the 18th century forced transportation of around 50,000 convicts to America who were sentenced for periods of seven, fourteen years, or life. This convict transportation began in 1718 following the passing of a Transportation Act by the British Parliament in 1717. The transportation continued until 1775, when the American Revolutionary War halted the practice. Also, Ekirch explores the various roles played by England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland in this convict trade.[1][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Beattie, J. M. (1992). "Reviewed work: Bound for America. The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775, A. Roger Ekirch". Journal of Social History. 25 (4): 898–899. doi:10.1353/jsh/25.4.898. JSTOR 3788400.
  2. ^ Horn, James (1989). "Reviewed work: Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775, A. Roger Ekirch". The William and Mary Quarterly. 46 (1): 180–183. doi:10.2307/1922419. JSTOR 1922419.
  3. ^ a b Dunn, Richard S. (1989). "Reviewed work: Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775., A. Roger Ekirch". The Journal of Southern History. 55 (4): 703–704. doi:10.2307/2209052. JSTOR 2209052.
  4. ^ Rawley, James A. (1989). "Reviewed work: Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775, A. Roger Ekirch". Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies. 21 (1): 126–127. doi:10.2307/4049888. JSTOR 4049888.
  5. ^ Grubb, Farley (1988). "Reviewed work: Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775., A. Roger Ekirch". The Journal of Economic History. 48 (4): 968–969. doi:10.1017/S0022050700007087. JSTOR 2121664.
  6. ^ Konig, David Thomas (1989). "Reviewed work: Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775, A. Roger Ekirch". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 97 (1): 102–103. JSTOR 4249053.

Further reading edit

  • Morgan, Kenneth (1987). "English and American Attitudes Towards Convict Transportation 1718-1775". History. 72 (236): 416–431. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.1987.tb01470.x. JSTOR 24415748.
  • Kercher, Bruce (2003). "Perish or Prosper: The Law and Convict Transportation in the British Empire, 1700-1850". Law and History Review. 21 (3): 527–584. doi:10.2307/3595119. JSTOR 3595119.
  • Ekirch, A. Roger (1985). "Bound for America: A Profile of British Convicts Transported to the Colonies, 1718-1775". The William and Mary Quarterly. 42 (2): 184–200. doi:10.2307/1920427. JSTOR 1920427.

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