In 1791, after being transported to Australia in the first shipment of convicts, Mary Bryant, her husband, two children, and seven other convicts, unable to endure the terrible conditions of the penal colony, organize a daring escape in an open boat Note Includes bibliographical references ([copyright page]) Number of Pages 220 p. Place of Publication New York Publisher Orchard Books Responsibility Gerald & Loretta Hausman Summary Note In 1791, after being transported to Australia in the first shipment of convicts, Mary Bryant, her husband, two children, and seven other convicts, unable to endure the terrible conditions of the penal colony, organize a daring escape in an open boat URL http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/schol051/2002035594.html Host Library of Congress Record Format USMARC.