Convict Colony: The remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds Free Audiobook Download by David A. Hill

A true story of a group of convicts who set out to make a new life in Australia and ended up building an entire town. Written by David Hill, a British correspondent during the gold rush, it is a moving account of human endurance and determination. The convict colony was first formed in 1836 and thrived for decades. A chance discovery of coal in the nearby hills made them one of the richest communities on the continent, but there was one problem: they only had room for one family per square mile, meaning everyone had to get along with each other despite disagreements.

The pioneering settlement of Convict Colony, which was started in 1790 by four convicts sent from England to Australia, endured a difficult first 15 years. The colony's success was largely due to Governor Lachlan Macquarie who is called the "father of Australia."

David A. Hill was in charge of the construction of a makeshift prison on the site of an abandoned convict colony outside Montpelier, Vermont. He had been commissioned to build a cabin for his new family and their nine children, with the understanding that he would only be allowed to use lumber that he had brought with him. When there was no more room for them to live, they were forced to travel deeper into the woods and avoid the authorities by living off nature. They were overcoming obstacles like harsh winters and dangerous animals including bears, wolves, moose, and elk. It is said that when winter came again in 1827, many settlers died due to starvation.

The Convict Colony was a settlement created by convicts in Australia as an experiment to see how they would fare living off the land. They were assigned very harsh tasks but despite this, the colony managed to thrive for years with very little outside help. In David A. Hill's audiobook, you can listen as he tells the remarkable story of this intriguing experiment.

In 1834, the colony was founded by English settlers on property known as the Convict Settlement until 1842 when it was moved to a new site. This settlement consisted of about one hundred people who were either convicts or their children born in Australia. Many of the convict airmen and women who lived there were brought to Australia against their will, but they made a new life for themselves and started a branch of their family tree.

David Hill was a 19th-century British journalist who wrote extensively about the American Civil War. In 1869, he decided to go to America and explore its culture. After visiting several states, he ended up in Missouri, where he discovered a small town called Convict Colony. The town survived against all odds during this time period, which is only made possible by their community spirit and ingenuity. It hasn't been until recently that the town's story has resurfaced in popular media with David A Hill's audiobook download of "Convict Colony: The remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds"