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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGoogan, Ken
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Temas:
Franklin, Jane, > 1791-1875.
Franklin, Jane, > 1791-1875
1800-1900
Women > Australia > History.
Governors' spouses > Australia > Tasmania > History > 19th century.
Women travelers > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Femmes > Australie > Histoire.
Gouverneurs > Conjoints > Australie > Tasmanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Voyageuses > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Governors' spouses
Women
Women travelers
Nonfiction.
Biography & Autobiography.
Tasmania > History > 1803-1900 > Biography.
Tasmanie > Histoire > 1803-1900 > Biographies.
Australia
Great Britain
Tasmania
Biographies
History
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.

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