{"product_id":"marrying-the-ropemakers-daughter-jeffrey-pfeifer-9780645476316","title":"Marrying the Ropemaker's Daughter: Australian Executions (1788-1824)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne month after the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove, Thomas Barrett was sentenced to death by the \u003ci\u003eCourt of Criminal Jurisdiction\u003c\/i\u003e for stealing food from the Government Storehouse and executed at Gallows Hill. Over the next 37 years, another 267 men and women were sentenced to hang for a variety of crimes including murder, forgery, highway robbery and bushranging. \u003cb\u003eMarrying the Ropemaker's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e describes each of these cases from the crimes through to the trials and executions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book provides a brief glimpse into the lives (and deaths) of these individuals within the legal, social and political contexts surrounding their hangings. Based on a variety of sources including government documents, court records, newspapers and historical communications such as letters and personal diaries, these stories provide a richly textured tale of troubling events, sometimes incomplete or contradictory, but always fascinating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Pfeifer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645476315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645476316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic Resources Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Jeffrey Pfeifer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064956707071,"sku":"9780645476316","price":16.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64add0d8-400d-447a-b676-a6e495f3d9f2.jpg?v=1712125298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marrying-the-ropemakers-daughter-jeffrey-pfeifer-9780645476316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}