The ambitions of Jane Franklin / / Alison Alexander
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| Autore: |
Alexander Alison
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| Titolo: |
The ambitions of Jane Franklin / / Alison Alexander
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| Pubblicazione: | Sydney, Melbourne ; ; Auckland ; ; London : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 910.92 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Northwest Passage Discovery and exploration British |
| Arctic regions Discovery and exploration British | |
| Tasmania History 1803-1900 Biography | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Australian |
| Note generali: | "Victorian lady adventurer"--Cover. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-287) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Ambitions of Jane Franklin : Victorian lady adventurer |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The ambitions of Jane Franklin |
| ISBN: | 1-74343-396-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910786221403321 |
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