Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-228) and index.
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The formation of the criminal Atlantic -- Pedlars in the outports: transportation, the locality and the Atlantic -- Cities, regions and their criminals -- Gangs, gentlemen and gypsies: narratives of transportation -- Flight, escape and return -- Panics and recriminations: convergence and divergence and the criminal Atlantic.
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"This study examines the way that thousands of convicts were sent from the regions when circuit judges and county authorities adopted the penalty after 1718. As transportation became more common, so did the necessity of organizing regular shipments to America. Every region developed a transatlantic traffic in convicts, thus creating a criminal Atlantic alongside that of slaves and servants."--Jacket.