Backbencher

After reading some of Manning Clark, I was interested in a few things which he touched on in the first few chapters. I was intrigued by how the convicts could gain land through good behavior. I would never have thought that these convicts would be given the chance to own land. Clark does tell a good story of how one certain man had to resell his land back to the government because he needed the money for liquor.(How ironic, isn't it?) Although he does get a little bland at times, some of his stories are pretty interesting.