{"product_id":"the-stony-ground-michael-crowley-9781909976573","title":"The Stony Ground: The Remembered Life of Convict James Ruse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stony Ground\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Cornish farmworker James Ruse, reprieved from the hangman's noose and transported to Botany Bay on the First Fleet in 1788. Ruse, commemorated as a pioneer in his adopted country, was reputedly the \u003cem\u003efirst \u003c\/em\u003eprisoner ashore, carrying an officer on his back. Eventually pardoned, at Experiment Farm he became Australia's \u003cem\u003efirst \u003c\/em\u003esettled farmer, the \u003cem\u003efirst \u003c\/em\u003eex-convict to be granted land and the first settler to become self-sufficient, bringing him into conflict with indigenous people. In this gripping historical novel the life of Australia's most symbolic convict is described in Ruse's own voice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Crowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909976571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909976573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.41d","brand":"Michael Crowley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201959096575,"sku":"9781909976573","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d264ae9f-2973-4014-975b-3a72dae254a3.jpg?v=1691492414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stony-ground-michael-crowley-9781909976573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}