1788 comprising A narrative of the expedition to Botany Bay and A complete account of the settlement at Port Jackson
Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet in January 1788. He was in his late twenties, a captain of the marines, and on the advanture of his life. Insatiably curious, with a natural genius for storytelling, Tench wrote two enthralling accounts of the infant colony - A Narrative...
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| Language: | English |
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Melbourne, Australia
Text Publishing Company
1996
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| Summary: | Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet in January 1788. He was in his late twenties, a captain of the marines, and on the advanture of his life. Insatiably curious, with a natural genius for storytelling, Tench wrote two enthralling accounts of the infant colony - A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay and A Complete Account of the Settlement at port Jackson. Tench brings to life the legendary figures of Bennelong, Arabanoo and Governor Phillip, and records the voices of convicts trying to make new lives in their new country |
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| Item Description: | First published as 2 separate vols.: A narrative of the expedition to Botany Bay. London : Printed for J. Debrett, opposite Burlington-house, Piccadilly, 1789, and A complete account of the settlement at Port Jackson, in New South Wales. London : Sold by G. Nicol ... and J. Sewell, 1793 Originally published in 1789 and 1793. |
| Physical Description: | 276 pages map, portrait 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1875847278 (pbk) 9781875847273 (pbk) |