Full Description
Ruse, commemorated as a pioneer in his adopted country, was reputedly the first prisoner ashore, carrying an officer on his back. Eventually pardoned, at Experiment Farm he became Australia's first settled farmer, the first ex-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.
Contents
Foreword; About the author; 1.The Hunt; 2.Snared; 3.Summoned; 4.My Dungeon; 5.The Island; 6.Judged; 7.Belly of the Whale; 8.Servant of Servants; 9.Lust of his Eyes; 10.Eye for Eye; 11.Farewell; 12.Exodus; 13.The Sacred Place; 14.New Albion; 15.The Stony Ground; 16.The Good Ground; 17.The Flight; 18.What is Thy Country?; 19.Homeland; 20.The Beast of the Field; 21.The Deluge; 22.The Wrought Sea.
