Title 1788 / Watkin Tench, [edited and introduced by Tim Flannery]

Published Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2012

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Description 1 online resource : map Series Text classics Text classics. Contents Introduction by Tim Flannery -- Book One: A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay -- Book Two: A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson -- A List of the Civil and Military Establishments in New South Wales Summary "I do not hesitate to declare that the natives of New South Wales possess a considerable portion of that acumen, or sharpness of intellect, which bespeaks genius". In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Sydney Cove with the First Fleet. This curious young captain of the marines was a natural storyteller Notes Previous edition: 2009 Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 04, 2020) Subject Tench, Watkin, 1759?-1833. SUBJECT Tench, Watkin, 1759?-1833 fast Subject First Fleet, 1787-1788 Discoveries in geography Travel SUBJECT Australia -- History -- 1788-1851. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592 New South Wales -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History New South Wales -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Port Jackson (N.S.W.) -- History Australia -- Discovery and exploration Subject Australia New South Wales New South Wales -- Port Jackson New South Wales -- Sydney Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Early works History Autobiographies. Autobiographies. Form Electronic book Author Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- ISBN 9781921921919 1921921919

Other Titles Seventeen eighty eight

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