MARITIME"11 ships, 1420 souls, 17,000 nautical miles, 252 days at sea, bound for Botany Bay"SUPERIOR COPY. First Edition. Signed by Author. Hardcover.The First Fleet - the Creation of bestselling maritime biographer Rob Mundle is back on the ocean with a blockbuster for Christmas. Rob's First Fleet tells the extraordinary story of the eighteenth century convoy of eleven ships that left England on 13 May 1787 for the 'lands beyond the seas'. Aboard were seafarers, convicts, marines, and a few good citizens - some 1300 in all - who had been consigned to a virtually unknown land on the opposite side of the world where they would establish a penal colony, and a nation. The fleet stopped at Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town before sailing across the notorious and challenging Southern Ocean, bound for Botany Bay. Somehow, all 11 ships arrived safely between 18 and 20 January, 1788. But, it's what happened during 252 days at sea while sailing half way around the world, and subsequently on land, that is almost beyond belief. No nation has ever been founded in such a courageous and dangerous manner. It's the basis for one hell of an adventure.� xiv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm #291124 Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814 First Fleet, 1787-1788 Convict ships Transportation of convicts -- New South Wales Penal colonies -- New South Wales Voyages around the world Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

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First Fleet, The (Autographed Edition)

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HarperCollins Australia

Data di pubblicazione

2014

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Inglese

ISBN 10

0733332366

ISBN 13

9780733332364

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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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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.

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Elizabeth's Bookshops were established in 1973 and are one of Australia's largest secondhand bookdealers with 3 branches in Western Australia (Perth City, Subiaco and Fremantle) and 1 branch in Sydney (Newtown) We are General Secondhand & Discount Booksellers. We stock over 250,000 books. Our website base is at 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle, WA 6160 Australia.

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