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In 1723, James Bell stole a book from a London bookstall, and as punishment he was loaded on a ship in chains and sent to colonial America. Read about Bell and the thousands of other British convicts who were transported with him, in Bound with an Iron Chain: The Untold Story of How the British Transported 50,000 Convicts to Colonial America. Visit Pickpocket Publishing for details.

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- About this Website (1)
- Convict Transportation (47)
  - 1. Introduction (1)
  - 2. A New Punishment (7)
  - 3. Business of Transportation (8)
  - 4. Convict Voyages (12)
  - 5. In the New World (12)
  - 6. The End of Transportation (6)
  - 7. Epilogue (1)
- Crimes (6)
- Criminals (39)
- Dictionary (45)
- In the Media (14)
- Places and Events (6)
- Poems (3)
- Reviews (7)
- Songs (6)
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Anthony Vaver has broad expertise in the social and cultural history of crime and punishment. He holds a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.L.S. from Rutgers University. Vaver has been profiled and interviewed by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, D.C. Public Safety Radio, and other media outlets. He is also the author of the Amazon.com bestselling book, Bound with an Iron Chain.
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