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Convict Colony : the Remarkable Story of the Fledgling Settlement That Survived Against the Odds /

The author of the magnificent bestselling account of the First Fleet returns to early Sydney to tell the story of the years that followed as it's never been told before.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hill, David, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Praise; Title Page; Copyright Info; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 Bound for Botany Bay; 2 An Unpromising Commander; 3 A Journey to the Other End of the World; 4 A Crisis Looms; 5 Epic and Disastrous Voyages; 6 'A Hostile Menace; 7 The 'Troublesome' Convict Women; 8 The Corrupt Military Take Control; 9 The Fear of the French and the Threat of the Spanish; 10 The Unstoppable Loss of Escaped Convicts; 11 The Irish Uprising of 1804; 12 The Military Rise against Governor Bligh; 13 The Father of Australia; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; List of Illustrations