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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.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Allen & Unwin,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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