In an Unknown Prison Land An account of convicts and colonists in New Caledonia with jottings out and home
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In the book "In the Unknown Prison Land: A Story of Convicts and Colonists in New Caledonia with Notes from the Road There and Back," author George Chetwynd Griffith tells the story of the lives of convicts and settlers on the remote island of New Caledonia. Reproducing the difficult living conditions, the author immerses the reader in the world of a remote prison colony, revealing bright and sad pages of their existence. Thanks to authentic notes and memories, he recreates the atmosphere of a distant island known as a place of punishment for many convicts. This book is a valuable document about the history of colonial settlements and the people who lived in them, and allows the reader to better understand and imagine life in such a remote and merciless prison land as New Caledonia.
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- Name of the Author
- George Chetwynd Griffith
- Language
- English
- Release date
- 2019-12-18
- Title
- In an Unknown Prison Land
An account of convicts and colonists in New Caledonia with jottings out and home - Subject
- Crime
Criminals
HV
New Caledonia -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Penal colonies -- New Caledonia - Illustrator
- Harold Piffard
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