| Description |
1 online resource (397 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Botany Bay; Preface; Introduction; 1. Eighteenth-Century England: Crime; 2. Eighteenth-Century England: Punishment; 3. Dealing with the Convict Problem: Hulks and Enlistment, 1776-83; 4. The Atlantic World and Beyond: Proposals for Resuming Transportation, 1782-84; 5. The Lemain Fiasco of 1785; 6. Thinking about the Whole Globe; 7. Voices Prophesizing War; 8. An Overseas Convict Colony: Investment and Return; 9. Towards a Decision: August 1786; 10. The Decision for Botany Bay; Conclusion; The First Fleet; Preface; Introduction |
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Part One: Planning a Convict Colony1. Announcing the Decision; 2. The Colony: Society, Law and Governance; Part Two: Assembling the Fleet; 3. The People 1: Officials and Officers; 4. People 2: Ships' Crews, Marines, Convicts, Wives and Children; 5. The Ships; 6. Equipping the Colonists; 7. Loading the Ships and Embarking the People; Part Three: Preparing to Sail; 8. At Portsmouth; 9. Preparing Bodies for the Voyage; Part Four: The Voyage; 10. Leaving the World; Part Five: The Cost; 11. No Cheaper Mode?; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Endnotes; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Now in one definitive volume, Botany Bay and the First Fleet is a full, authentic account of the beginnings of modern Australia |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
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| Subject |
Australia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781743820995 |
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1743820992 |
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