1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet : The Biggest Single Overseas Migration the World Had Ever Seen
by David Hill
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- 174166800X
- ISBN 13
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William Heinemann, Australia, 2009. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 392 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: William Heinemann, Australia, 2009. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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 and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, short-sightedness, tragedy but above all of extraordinary resilience. It is also, of course, the story of the very first European Australians, reluctant pioneers who travelled into the unknown - the vast majority against their will - in order to form a colony by order of the King's government. Separated from loved ones and travelling in cramped conditions for the months-long journey to Botany Bay, they suffered the most unbearable hardship on arrival on Australian land, where a near-famine dictated that rations be cut to the bone. But why was the settlement of New South Wales proposed in the first place? Who were the main players in a story that changed the world and ultimately forged the Australian nation? How did the initial skirmishes with the indigenous population break out and how did the relationship turn sour so quickly? Using diaries, letters and official records, David Hill artfully reconstructs the experiences of these famous and infamous men and women of history, combining narrative skill with an eye for detail and an exceptional empathy with the people of the past. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN/EAN: 9781741668001. Inventory No: 24030175.. 9781741668001
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- Manyhills Books (AU)
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- Title
- 1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet : The Biggest Single Overseas Migration the World Had Ever Seen
- Author
- David Hill
- Format/Binding
- Medium Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 174166800X
- ISBN 13
- 9781741668001
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2009
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- BZDB5 History; 1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet : The Biggest Single Overseas Migration the World Had Ever Seen
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