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Black Founders: The Unknown Story of Australia's First Black Settlers
Black Founders The Unknown Story of Australia's First Black Settlers Author:Cassandra Pybus In this compelling and beautifully-written book, distinguishd historian Cassandra Pybus reveals that black convicts were among Australia's first fleet settlers. Most of these black founders were originally slaves from America who had sought freedom with the British during the American Revolution only to find themselves abandoned and unemployed i... more »n England when the war was over. Pybus's stories include the notorious runaway Black Caesar, who became Australia's first bushranger, and the subversive Billie Blue, who was the first ferryman on Sydney Harbour, after whom Blues Point is named.« less