This week's book giveaway is bestselling historian David Hill’s new novel, "Convict Colony”. Hill tells the story of the first three decades of Britain's earliest colony, Australia, in a fresh and compelling way. The motley crew of unruly marines and bedraggled convicts who arrived at Botany Bay in 1788 in leaky boats nearly starved to death. They could easily have been murdered by hostile locals, been overwhelmed by an attack from French or Spanish expeditions, or brought undone by the Castle Hill uprising of 1804. Yet through fortunate decisions, a few remarkably good leaders, and most of all good luck, Sydney survived and thrived.
https://www.facebook.com/TracesMag/photos/a.262237540469159/3675074925852053/?type=3&theaterTo enter the draw to win, like this post, tag a friend and tell us which part of history fascinates you most.
Entries close Monday 7 October, 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Winner to be announced on Tuesday 8 October.
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