1788 : the first fleet : the brutal truth of the British settlement of Australia as told by the first fleetees
Hill, David, 1947-2008
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Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this. Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress & squalor, the story of the first fleet is one of courage, of short-sightedness, of tragedy, & above all of extraordinary resilience.
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Imprint:
Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2008.
Collation:
368 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781741667974 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.02
Language:
English
Subject:
Penal colonies -- Australia -- Botany Bay (N.S.W.) -- History -- 18th centuryBritish -- Australia -- Botany Bay (N.S.W.) -- History -- 18th centuryPrisoners, Transportation of -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryPrisoners, Transportation of -- Australia -- Botany Bay (N.S.W.) -- History -- 18th centuryAustralia -- ColonizationBotany Bay (N.S.W) -- Social conditions -- 18th centuryBotany Bay (N.S.W) -- History -- 18th centuryHistory
BRN:
826416
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