Australian Genesis: Jewish Convicts and Settlers, 1788-1860 [Signed]

Adelaide [Australia]: Rigby, 1974. First editon. 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 26 cm Gift inscription to front paste-down; small areas of discoloration from chemical reaction of transparent mylar now removed; else very good in very good jacket. Minor edge-wear. Binding is tight. Hardcover.

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." —Publisher. // 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. Notes: Previous ed: Australian genesis: Jewish convicts and settlers 1788-1850. Adelaide: Rigby, 1974.