Into the Woods: The Battle for Tasmania's Forests - Brossura

Krien, Anna

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1459635450 ISBN 13: 9781459635456

Casa editrice: ReadHowYouWant, 2012

Riassunto

In 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1500 people, set out from England for Botany Bay. According to the conventional account, it was a shambolic affair: under - prepared, poorly equipped and ill - disciplined. Robert Hughes condemned the organisers' "muddle and lack of foresight", while Manning Clark described scenes of "indescribable misery and confusion". In The First Fleet: The Real Story, Alan Frost draws on previously forgotten records to debunk these persistent myths. He shows that the voyage was in fact meticulously planned - reflecting its importance to the British government's secret ambitions for imperial expansion. He examines the ships and supplies, passengers and behind - the - scenes discussions. In the process, he reveals the hopes and schemes of those who planned the voyage, and the experiences of those who made it.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

nna Krien's work has been published in the Monthly, the Age, the Big Issue, The Best Australian Essays, The Best Australian Stories, Griffith Review, Voiceworks, Going Down Swinging, Colors, Frankie and Dazed Confused.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: ReadHowYouWant
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1459635450
• ISBN 13: 9781459635456
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 396