The savage shore : extraordinary stories of survival and tragedy from the early voyages of discovery /

For centuries before the arrival in Australia of Captain Cook and the so-called First Fleet in 1788, intrepid seafaring explorers had been searching, with varied results, for the fabled "Great Southland." In this enthralling history of early discovery, Graham Seal offers breathtaking tales...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seal, Graham, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Folklore > Australia > Bibliography.
Folklore > Australie > Bibliographie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Discoveries in geography
Folklore
Manners and customs
Australia > Social life and customs > Bibliography.
Australia > Discovery and exploration.
Australie > Mœurs et coutumes > Bibliographie.
Australie > Découverte et exploration.
Australia
Bibliographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Imagining the unknown southland
  • First encounters
  • 'More like monsters'
  • Blood islands
  • Paper voyages
  • Death of the dragon
  • Cliffs of fire
  • The ship of doom
  • Skeleton coasts
  • Empires collide
  • The unknown coast
  • The last legend
  • Surviving the southland
  • Afterword: with the bones.

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