Lash Me Fair: Henry Passmore - Renaissance Man by Colleena Presnell

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Back cover left tail corner is now protected with book tape. Interior and binding are still excellent.

A story of cruelty, bravery, savagery and new beginnings.

In 1865, Henry Passmore decided to leave his life and home in England and take his family to the fledgling Swan River Colony. A 3-month sea voyage where free settlers and prisoners alike were crammed in like sardines, enduring storms, becalmed in searing heat and witnessing brutality borne from frustration and fear.

The characters are both enthralling and appalling; Fenians, convicts, the Aboriginal people and free settlers determined to create a better life, all entwined in a struggle to survive.

Henry Passmore not only survived, he flourished and his many projects were significant to the development of Western Australia. Based on true events, this story is about the colony's birth pangs and its eventual passage to social justice and redemption.

Written by one of Henry Passmore's many descendants.