Mary Ann and Captain Piper: The Remarkable True Story of the Convicts' Daughter Who Became the Toast of Colonial Sydney by Jessica North

Mary Ann and Captain Piper: The Remarkable True Story of the Convicts' Daughter Who Became the Toast of Colonial Sydney by Jessica North

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781760879433
Author: Jessica North
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: Crows Nest NSW
Year: 2022
Format: Softcover
Pages: 360 pages
Period: 19th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Small mark on tail foredge. Interior and binding are still very good.

The fascinating story of the daughter of First Fleet convicts who managed to overcome her humble origins to become the mistress of the grandest home in colonial Sydney.

Born on Norfolk Island to First Fleet convicts, Mary Ann was destined to become a farmer's wife. Instead, at the age of fourteen, she entranced the island's Commandant, the charming and flirtatious Captain Piper.

Learning how to behave as a lady, and overcoming the stigma of her origins, Mary Ann became mistress of the colony's grandest home when Sydney was just becoming a party town. With scores of servants, she and Captain Piper entertained on a scale that had never been seen in the colonies, hosting magnificent garden parties, dinners and balls for hundreds of guests, including governors of New South Wales.

The Pipers were living beyond their means, and trouble was around the corner. Mary Ann's life journey from barefoot child to Sydney's fashionable society encompasses triumphs, tragedies and travels around the globe.

For the first time, Jessica North's biography reveals Mary Ann Piper to be one of the most remarkable women in Australia's early history. (back cover)

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