First Fleet - Brossura

Mundle, Rob

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0733334741 ISBN 13: 9780733334740

Casa editrice: ABC Books, 2016

Riassunto

No nation had ever been established in such a manner: seafarers, convicts and a few good citizens - some 1300 in all - consigned to a virtually unknown land on the opposite side of the world to establish a penal colony. It was a place so foreign, so alien, that they may as well have been going to another planet. A considerable level of emphasis is placed on the amazing and little-known stories of the 15,000 nautical mile voyage from England to Botany Bay, then Sydney Cove. These chapters link the before and after elements of the saga: who were the main players (good and bad), why were they there, and what happened when they arrived in New South Wales?

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L'autore

ROB MUNDLE O.A.M. is a bestselling author, journalist and competitive sailor whose family heritage is with the sea, dating back to his great-great-grandfather, who was the master of square-riggers. Rob has spent a lifetime combining his passions for sailing and writing. He has written thirteen books - including the international bestseller Fatal Storm - reported on more than forty Sydney-to-Hobart yacht races (and competed in three), and covered seven America's Cups, four Olympics and numerous international events.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: ABC Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0733334741
• ISBN 13: 9780733334740
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile