Download or read book No Ordinary Convict written by Janine Marshall Wood and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There he was - John Hughes (Jac T?-isha) - a handsome young man with face blackened, clad in white nightdress and bonnet adorned with feathers. Leading hundreds of other young farmers similarly disguised, he was on a mission. After midnight under moonlight, amid a cacophony of drums, horns, gunfire and general caterwauling, they announced their presence, with John leading the way on his white horse.Well told, well researched, with a wealth of colourful detail, this book is a must for all interested in Tasmania's convict history. No Ordinary Convict is written with fluency and elegance that makes it a pleasure to read. Janine Marshall Wood's ancestor was a Rebecca, a leader of Welshmen protesting about unfair toll gate charges. Background information about the little-known Rebecca Riots is fascinating. So is the story of John Hughes and four others, transported to Van Diemen's Land. They suffered varying fates, from fair to dire: a microcosm of the convict experience. -Alison Alexander Tasmanian writer and historian Winner of the 2014 Australian National Biography Award