History of New South Wales - With an Account of Van Diemen s Land Tasmania, New Zealand, Port

Klappentext Published after his death in 1862, Flanagan's chronicle demonstrates the author's enthusiastic, but politically impartial, approach to Australian history. Zusammenfassung Published shortly after his death in 1862! Flanagan's chronicle demonstrates the author's enthusiastic! but politically impartial! approach to Australian history. Opening with Cook's voyage of 1770! Volume 1 covers the first sixty-eight years of European immigration! and the political! criminal and military skirmishes that shaped the new British colony. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Discovery of New Holland. 1605-1795. Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese voyagers; 2. Military riots at Sydney. 1796-1806. Intelligence of the capture of the Cape of Good Hope; 3. Bligh favourably received. 1806-16. Bligh's reception; 4. Oxley explores the interior. 1817-26. Erskine lieutenant-governor; 5. The colonists demand trial by jury and a representative legislature. 1827-30. The Botany aqueduct; 6. The colonists still demanding constitutional freedom. 1831-3. Monetary distresses; 7. The Governor popular. 1834-5. Assignment regulations; 8. The Darling explored a second time. 1836-8. The surveyor-general a second time visits the Darling; Index.

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• Autori: Roderick Flanagan, Flanagan Roderick
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108038928
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03892-8
• Pagine: 566
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania; The History of New South Wales 2 Volume Set
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; New South Wales, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history