| Description |
392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
England -- The Botany Bay decision -- Arthur Phillip -- Preparation for the voyage -- The convicts -- Portsmouth -- The voyage -- Leaving civilisation -- Arrival -- Struggle -- Friction in the settlement -- The fleet goes home -- The aboriginal people -- Crisis -- A waiting game -- Arrival of the second fleet -- Escape -- The departure of Phillip |
| Summary |
Summary: "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, of short-sightedness, of 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."--Publisher description |
| Analysis |
Colonisation |
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First Fleet |
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Great Britain |
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History, Pre-1801 |
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New South Wales |
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Social conditions |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 368-374 |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Royal Marines -- History -- 18th century.
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Great Britain. Royal Navy. Fleet, First.
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British -- Australia -- History -- 18th century.
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Prisoners -- New South Wales
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Prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales.
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Penal colonies -- Australia -- History.
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Penal colonies -- Australia -- New South Wales.
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Penal colonies -- Australia -- New South Wales.
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Penal transportation -- Great Britain.
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Prisoners -- Transportation -- Great Britain.
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Prisoners -- Transportation -- Great Britain -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- 1788-1851
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New South Wales -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 -- 1788-1851
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New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 -- 1788-1851
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New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 -- 1788-1851
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| LC no. |
2009286252 |
| ISBN |
9781741667974 (paperback) |
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