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Alexander Alison |
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Titolo |
The ambitions of Jane Franklin / / Alison Alexander |
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Sydney, Melbourne ; ; Auckland ; ; London : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Women explorers - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Explorers - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Explorers' spouses - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Women - Australia - History |
Governors' spouses - Australia - Tasmania - History - 19th century |
Women travelers - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Northwest Passage Discovery and exploration British |
Arctic regions Discovery and exploration British |
Tasmania History 1803-1900 Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Victorian lady adventurer"--Cover. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-287) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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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 |
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