Convict colony [[electronic resource] ] : the remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds / / David Hill
| Convict colony [[electronic resource] ] : the remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds / / David Hill |
| Autore | Hill David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits |
| Disciplina | 994.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - Australia
Penal colonies - Australia - History Aboriginal Australians - History |
| ISBN | 1-76087-241-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793613603321 |
Hill David
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| Sydney : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Convict colony [[electronic resource] ] : the remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds / / David Hill
| Convict colony [[electronic resource] ] : the remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds / / David Hill |
| Autore | Hill David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits |
| Disciplina | 994.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - Australia
Penal colonies - Australia - History Aboriginal Australians - History |
| ISBN | 1-76087-241-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824556003321 |
Hill David
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| Sydney : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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