The ambitions of Jane Franklin : Victorian lady adventurer /
A genius at publicity before the term existed, Jane Franklin was a celebrity in the mid-19th century. This is her remarkable life, including her extensive travels, her years in Tasmania as the governor's wife, and her very public battle to save husban.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Allen & Unwin,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part Title; Title Page; Dedication; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: A girl who did not fit in; Chapter 2: The Franklin connection; Chapter 3: An occasional marriage; Chapter 4: To Van Dieman's Land; Chapter 5: The governor's lady; Chapter 6: The home front; Picture section; Chapter 7: Female convicts; Chapter 8: Improving the colony; Chapter 9: The Aborigines; Picture section; Chapter 10: Mount Wellington, Sydney and beyond; Chapter 11: Three women's lives; Chapter 12: The political question; Chapter 13: Jane Franklin v. John Montagu; Chapter 14: John Franklin disappears.
- Chapter 15: Jane Franklin's SearchChapter 16: Family upsets; Chapter 17: Victory; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Index.