MORGAN'S RUN BY COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH IN SOUTH AFRICA

 It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown land with the criminal, the unloved, and the unwanted of English society.  Amid conditions of brutality that paralleled those of slavery, The First Fleet was sent to a place no European but the legendary Captain Cook had ever seen. Left to live or die on the hostile Australian continent, these convicts - and their equally isolated guards - occupy the centre of Colleen McCullough's compelling epic.  Richard Morgan - convicted felon and educated, intelligent, resourceful man - finds the will to survive, experience the joys of love, and finally make an indelible mark upon the new frontier.  A thoroughly researched historical saga rich in romance, adventure and unforgettable characters, Morgan's Run has the makings of a modern classic. Hard cover, good condition.  The dust jacket shows minor signs of wear at the spine.  604 pages.