The Story of Jeremiah Smith - Part 2 - 1810 - 1848
79 pages, 248 references
A$41.00
From child convict to colonial farmer: a life forged in the crucible of early New South Wales.
Transported to the other side of the world in 1791 aboard the William and Ann, Jeremiah Smith's earliest decades were governed entirely by other people's decisions. Hardened by years of service in the New South Wales Corps and the 73rd Regiment of Foot—surviving fires, bushrangers, and the turmoil of the Rum Rebellion—he finally stepped into a life of his own in 1810.
In Part 2, follow Jeremiah as he carves out a new beginning in the expanding Campbelltown and Airds districts. From his marriage to Sophia Akers and the raising of ten children to enduring friendships with bushmen like John Warby, this volume traces the slow, unglamorous, and deeply human work of turning promised land into a lasting home.
Discover the extraordinary ordinary life of a man whose legacy outlasted him by generations—proving that a quiet life, hard-won, can leave the deepest mark.