Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Both As a - Penal Settlement and As a British Colon

Klappentext Published in 1834! Lang's two-volume work advocates immigration and investment in his adopted country! Australia. Zusammenfassung An outspoken advocate of Australian republicanism, John Dunmore Lang (1799–1878) wrote this 1834 two-volume work to promote immigration and investment in his adopted country. Compiled during a voyage from New South Wales to Britain, the book illustrates the past history and present state of the New South Wales colony. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Progressive discovery of the coasts of New Holland; 2. Establishment of a British colony at Port Jackson, under the government of Captain Arthur Phillip, R.N.; 3. General state of the colony during the administrations of Governors Hunter and King; 4. State of the colony during the administration of Governor Bligh, with an account of the origin and result of the Colonial Rebellion of 1808; 5. Account of the state and progress of the colony during the government of Major-General Macquarie; 6. Account of the state and progress of the colony under the government of Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane, K.C.B.; 7. Account of the state and progress of the colony during the government of Lieutenant-General Darling; 8. View of the present state of the colony under the government of Major-General Bourke; 9. View of the present state of agriculture and of the agricultural interest in New South Wales; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: John Dunmore Lang
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108030755
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03075-5
• No. of pages: 422
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania; An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Both as a Penal Settlement and as a British Colony 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; New South Wales, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history