03359nam 2200721 450 991078622140332120230803025702.01-74343-396-4(CKB)2670000000341804(EBL)1158051(OCoLC)833767407(SSID)ssj0000889728(PQKBManifestationID)12438103(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000889728(PQKBWorkID)10876327(PQKB)11087997(MiAaPQ)EBC5413697(MiAaPQ)EBC1158051(Au-PeEL)EBL5413697(CaPaEBR)ebr11650661(Au-PeEL)EBL1158051(EXLCZ)99267000000034180420180621d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe ambitions of Jane Franklin /Alison AlexanderSydney, Melbourne ;Auckland ;London :Allen & Unwin,2013.1 online resource (317 p.)"Victorian lady adventurer"--Cover.1-74237-569-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-287) and index.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 disappearsChapter 15: Jane Franklin's SearchChapter 16: Family upsets; Chapter 17: Victory; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; IndexA 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 husbanAmbitions of Jane Franklin :Victorian lady adventurerWomen explorersGreat BritainHistory19th centuryExplorersGreat BritainHistory19th centuryExplorers' spousesGreat BritainHistory19th centuryWomenAustraliaHistoryGovernors' spousesAustraliaTasmaniaHistory19th centuryWomen travelersGreat BritainHistory19th centuryNorthwest PassageDiscovery and explorationBritishArctic regionsDiscovery and explorationBritishTasmaniaHistory1803-1900BiographyAustralianWomen explorersHistoryExplorersHistoryExplorers' spousesHistoryWomenHistory.Governors' spousesHistoryWomen travelersHistory910.92Alexander Alison628957MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786221403321The ambitions of Jane Franklin3794209UNINA