Australian genesis : Jewish convicts and settlers, 1788-1860
Levi, John S., 1934-2002
Book
The story of Australia's Jewish settlers, from the First Fleet to the gold rushes of the 1850s, is filled with characters - like the convict who became Australia's "first lady" - and adventure. By chronicling the individuals, the Jewish struggle for political and religious tolerance is described.
Main title:
Australian genesis : Jewish convicts and settlers, 1788-1860 / John S. Levi, G. F. J. Bergman.
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2002.
Collation:
xiv, 385 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Previous ed: Australian genesis : Jewish convicts and settlers 1788-1850. Adelaide : Rigby, 1974.Bibliography: p. 355-362.Previous ed: Australian genesis : Jewish convicts and settlers 1788-1850. Adelaide : Rigby, 1974.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: 1 The Outcasts 1 -- 2 The First Fleet 14 -- 3 The First Lady 26 -- 4 A Policeman's Lot. 40 -- 5 The Honest Jew of Parramatta 52 -- 6 The Man They Couldn't Hang 62 -- 7 Izzi, the 'Noted Trap Man' 69 -- 8 The Redemption of Sydney Sam 78 -- 9 'Mr Levey is a Jew' 91 -- 10 'Enter Barney!' 1 I -- 11 Judah'sVoice 124 -- 12 Judah'sFace 139 -- 13 The Birth of the Synagogue 148 -- 14 Emigration 167 -- 15 The Lost Sheep 186 -- 16 Van Diemen's Land 195 -- 17 Fagin in Australia 217 -- 18 The 'Jewboy Bushranger' and Family 242 -- 19 The Sam sons of Swan River 260 -- 20 South Australia 267 -- 21 The Jews of Melbourne 278 -- 22 Beyond the M etropolis 296 -- 23 The Feared Outpost Prisons 309 -- 24 Ophir 318.
ISBN:
0522847773
Dewey class:
994.004924305.8924
LC class:
DS 135 .A88 L48 2002
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
459616
Electronic access:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Local History Reference | LH REF 305.8924 LEVI | Not for loan (Set: 22 Sep 2017) |