The First Fleet

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Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1460700627
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Book Synopsis The First Fleet by : Rob Mundle

Download or read book The First Fleet written by Rob Mundle and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of unprecedented expedition under sail The role of the sailor through history should never be underestimated. Over centuries battles were won and new lands discovered and settled by their skills and nerve. Rob Mundle is back on the ocean to tell one of the great stories of an expedition under sail: the extraordinary eight-month, 17-000-nautical mile voyage of the First Fleet. With customary sweep and swell, Mundle puts you alongside 48-year-old Captain Arthur Phillip on the quarterdeck of the Royal Navy escort, HMS Sirius, as he commands his small armada of 11 ships, carrying over 1420 men, women and children, to the other side of the world.

The First Fleet

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ISBN 13 : 9781863887090
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)

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The First Fleet

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Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1921870575
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis The First Fleet by : Alan Frost

Download or read book The First Fleet written by Alan Frost and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2012-12-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Alan Frost is the myth-buster of Australian history...His work should be studied not only by students but anyone interested in the birth of a nation.” — the Age In 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1400 people, set out from England for Botany Bay. According to the conventional account, it was a shambolic affair: under-prepared, poorly equipped and ill-disciplined. Robert Hughes condemned the organisers’ “muddle and lack of foresight”, while Manning Clark described scenes of “indescribable misery and confusion”. In The First Fleet: The Real Story, Alan Frost draws on previously forgotten records to debunk these persistent myths. He shows that the voyage was in fact meticulously planned – reflecting its importance to the British government’s secret ambitions for imperial expansion. He examines the ships and supplies, passengers and behind-the-scenes discussions. In the process, he reveals the hopes and schemes of those who planned the voyage, and the experiences of those who made it. ‘It is almost certain that Frost knows more than anybody else about the early maritime history of this land ... This book will surely alter the way Sydney sees its history.’ — Geoffrey Blainey, The Weekend Australian

1788

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Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1864714158
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (647 download)

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Book Synopsis 1788 by : David Hill

Download or read book 1788 written by David Hill and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary narrative history of the First Fleet, by the bestselling author of The Forgotten Children. Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this. Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, of short-sightedness, of tragedy but above all of extraordinary resilience. It is also, of course, the story of the very first European Australians, reluctant pioneers who travelled into the unknown - the vast majority against their will - in order to form a colony by order of the King's government. Separated from loved ones and travelling in cramped conditions for the months-long journey to Botany Bay, they suffered the most unbearable hardship on arrival on Australian land where a near-famine dictated that rations be cut to the bone. But why was the settlement of New South Wales proposed in the first place? Who were the main players in a story that changed the world and ultimately forged the Australian nation? How did the initial skirmishes with the indigenous population break out and how did the relationship turn sour so quickly? Using diaries, letters and official records, David Hill artfully reconstructs the experiences of these famous and infamous men and women of history, combining narrative skill with an eye for detail and an exceptional empathy with the people of the past.

Botany Bay and the First Fleet

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Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1743820992
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Botany Bay and the First Fleet written by Alan Frost and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in one definitive volume, Botany Bay and the First Fleet is a full, authentic account of the beginnings of modern Australia. In 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1400 people, set out from England for Botany Bay, on the east coast of New South Wales. In deciding on Botany Bay, British authorities hoped not only to rid Britain of its excess criminals, but also to gain a key strategic outpost and take control of valuable natural resources. According to the conventional account, it was a shambolic affair: under-prepared, poorly equipped and ill-disciplined. Here, Alan Frost debunks these myths, and shows that the voyage was in fact meticulously planned – reflecting its importance to Britain’s imperial and commercial ambitions. In his examination of the ships, passengers and preparation, Frost reveals the hopes and schemes of those who engineered the voyage, and the experiences of those who made it. The culmination of thirty-five years’ study of previously neglected archives, Botany Bay and the First Fleet offers new and surprising insights into how Australia came to be.

Art of the First Fleet

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Publisher : Natural History Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780565092962
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (929 download)

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Book Synopsis Art of the First Fleet by : Lisa Di Tommaso

Download or read book Art of the First Fleet written by Lisa Di Tommaso and published by Natural History Museum. This book was released on 2012 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1788, nearly 1500 people on 11 sailing ships came ashore at Port Jackson in Western Australia after a grueling four month journey from England. This collection of vessels later became known as the First Fleet. This book is a captivating collection of watercolours, washes, ink and pencil drawings created during this historic time.

The Crimes of the First Fleet Convicts

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Publisher : Angus & Robertson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)

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Book Synopsis The Crimes of the First Fleet Convicts by : John Cobley

Download or read book The Crimes of the First Fleet Convicts written by John Cobley and published by Angus & Robertson. This book was released on 1970 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

First Fleet

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ISBN 13 : 9781942084587
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book First Fleet written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The photographs in First Fleet serve as a time capsule of a unique time in the history of manned spaceflight.

By Sea & Stars

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Publisher : Fourth Estate
ISBN 13 : 9781460757413
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (574 download)

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Book Synopsis By Sea & Stars by : Trent Dalton

Download or read book By Sea & Stars written by Trent Dalton and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2018 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dazzling, poetic and vivid storytelling from one of Australia's greatest writers, which tells the bloody, brutal and enthralling story of the epic journey of the First Fleet. Originally published as a multi-part serial in The Australian, By Sea and Stars tells the story of the epic voyage which led to the founding of our nation, as told from the point of view of the people who took part - willingly or unwillingly - in it. Drawing from historical sources of the time, including letters and journals, Trent Dalton, one of Australia's best writers, brings this epic voyage, and the people who went on it, to vivid life. This is not dry history of dates and names. These are gripping stories of real people, from the lowest to the highest. From terrified nine year old chimney sweep and convict John Hudson to conscientious Lieutenant Ralph Clark, pining after his wife and son, to the brave and determined Captain-General Arthur Phillip, the brightest star of the British Navy: these are the people who made the voyage, and these are their stories - of death, duty, glory, lust, violence, escape, mutiny - and a great southern land...

The First Fleet

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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459624947
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Book Synopsis The First Fleet by : Alan Frost

Download or read book The First Fleet written by Alan Frost and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1500 people, set out from England for Botany Bay. According to the conventional account, it was a shambolic affair: under - prepared, poorly equipped and ill - disciplined. Robert Hughes condemned the organisers' ''muddle and lack of foresight'', while Manning Clark described scenes of ''indescribable misery and confusion''. In The First Fleet: The Real Story, Alan Frost draws on previously forgotten records to debunk these persistent myths. He shows that the voyage was in fact meticulously planned - reflecting its importance to the British government's secret ambitions for imperial expansion. He examines the ships and supplies, passengers and behind - the - scenes discussions. In the process, he reveals the hopes and schemes of those who planned the voyage, and the experiences of those who made it.

Esther

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Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760870978
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis Esther by : Jessica North

Download or read book Esther written by Jessica North and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little-known rags to riches love story of a convict girl who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. Much like another, better-known colonial woman, Elizabeth Macarthur, Esther successfully managed her husband's property and became a significant figure in the new colony. Shortlisted for the Society of Women Writers NSW Book Awards Esther only just escaped the hangman in London. Aged 16, she stood trial at the Old Bailey for stealing 24 yards of black silk lace. Her sentence was transportation to the other side of the world. She embarked on the perilous journey on the First Fleet as a convict, with no idea of what lay ahead. Once on shore, she became the servant and, in time, the lover of the dashing young first lieutenant George Johnston. But life in the fledgling colony could be gruelling, with starvation looming and lashings for convicts who stepped out of line. Esther was one of the first Jewish women to arrive in the new land. Through her we meet some of the key people who helped shape the nation. Her life is an extraordinary rags-to-riches story. As leader of the Rum Rebellion against Governor Bligh, George Johnston became Lieutenant-Governor of NSW, making Esther First Lady of the colony, a remarkable rise in society for a former convict. 'North skilfully weaves together one woman's fascinating saga with an equally fascinating history of the early colonial period of Australia. The resulting true story is sometimes as strange and thrilling as a fairytale.' - Lee Kofman, author of The Dangerous Bride

The Founders of Australia

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis The Founders of Australia by : Mollie Gillen

Download or read book The Founders of Australia written by Mollie Gillen and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On 13 May 1787 more than 1,500 people sailed with the eleven ships of the First Fleet to become the founders of the modern nation of Australia. After 20 years of research Mollie Gillen has produced the most comprehensive study to date of the people of the First Fleet. Based largely on original sources in Britain and Australia, it functions both ad a detailed historical reference work with much new information and also as a very readable social history. Every person who sailed with the First Fleet or was born on board has been included whether a child, convict, sailor, marine or officer. The result is a fascinating series of pen-pictures in a total of 1,442 biographical entries. The background of each first Fleeter is examined (including the circumstances of the crime and trial of each convict) as well as their lives after 1788 as they spread throguh New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Van Diemen's land and in some cases, returned to England ... The book includes extensive explanatory notes, is fully indexed with a number of maps, illustrations, and the facsimile signatures and marks of hundreds of First Fleeters. Twelve appendices include abstracts of biographical information, descriptions of the First Fleet ships and their crews, a chronology of the First Fleet, miscellaneous facts of interest, statistics and the "Phantom Fleeters": persons inaccurately claimed in earlier publications to be First Fleeters ..."--Inside front cover.

The First Fleet Piano

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ISBN 13 : 9781925022483
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book The First Fleet Piano written by Geoffrey Lancaster and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On Sunday, 13 May 1787, a square piano departed from Portsmouth on board the Sirius, the flagship of the First Fleet, bound for Botany Bay. Who made the First Fleet piano, and when was it made? Who owned it? Who played it, and who listened? What music did the instrument sound out, and within what contexts was its voice heard? What became of the First Fleet piano after its arrival on antipodean soil, and who played a part in the instrument's subsequent history? Two extant instruments contend for the title 'First Fleet piano' ; which of these made the epic journey to Botany Bay in 1787-88? 'The First Fleet piano : a musician's view' answers these questions, and provides tantalising glimpses of social and cultural life both in Georgian England and in the early colony at Sydney Cove" -- Back cover.

The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Book Synopsis The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay by : Arthur Phillip

Download or read book The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay written by Arthur Phillip and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Lives in an Old Land

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004446710
Total Pages : 444 pages
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Book Synopsis New Lives in an Old Land by : Bronwyn Davies

Download or read book New Lives in an Old Land written by Bronwyn Davies and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book re-turns to the colonisation of New South Wales through the lives of the author’s ancestors. By looking hard and listening carefully, by being prepared not to look away, the author re-thinks the way history might be done.

Black Founders

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Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 13 : 9780868408491
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis Black Founders by : Cassandra Pybus

Download or read book Black Founders written by Cassandra Pybus and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Black Founders changes the way we think about the foundation of Australia. In an evocative and compelling narrative, distinguished historian and prize-winning author Cassandra Pybus reveals how the settlement of Australia was a multi-racial process from the outset. Pybus has uncovered that our black founders were originally slaves from America who sought freedom with the British during the American Revolution, only to find themselves abandoned and unemployed in England once the war was over."--BOOK JACKET.

Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
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Book Synopsis Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales by : John White

Download or read book Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales written by John White and published by . This book was released on 1790 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: