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Informationen zum Autor John West grew up in Santa Monica, California. He graduated from California State University in Long Beach, California, with a major in biology, a major in physical education, a minor in physical science, and a lifetime standard-teaching credential. He taught science for thirty-three years and retired in 2001. Keeping current in biology and advances in science has enabled John to give a semiscientific bent to his humor. He has also written a child's book titled Being Three and recorded a CD of original cowboy poetry.John lived six months on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and six months in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is married to Valerie and has two children and five grandsons. Klappentext A history of Tasmania by an English-born minister who fought to end its status as a penal colony. Zusammenfassung English-born minister John West (1809–1873) moved to Tasmania in 1838 and became a critic of convict transportation. A supporter commissioned him to write this history, and the two volumes were published in 1852. Volume 1 describes the European settlement of the island. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Discovery: 1. Anthony Van Diemen, governor of Batavia; 2. Colonel Purry's project; Part II. From 1803 go 1824: 1. Van Diemen's Land occupied; 2. Hobart Town named; 3. Lieutenant E. Lord acting lieutenant-governor; 4. Form of colonial government; 5. Lieutenant-Governor Sorrell; 6. Sheep introduced; 7. Whaling; 8. Religious efforts; 9. Bill for better administration of justice; Part III. From 1824 to 1836: 1. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur, superintendent at Honduras; 2. Rise of the Australian press; 3. Van Diemen's Land Company formed; 4. State of society at Hobart; 5. Dispute between Jennings and Montagu; 6. Grammar school; 7. Bank of Van Diemen's Land; 8. Liabilities of publicans; 9. Endowment of emigrants with land; 10. Van Diemen's Land divided into counties; 11. Brisbane grants; 12. Wakefield's colonization scheme; 13. Bank of Australasia; 14. Glorious 23rd of May!; 15. Mr. W. Bryan's disagreement with Arthur; 16. 'True Colonist'; 17. Recall of Arthur; Part IV. From 1836 to 1843: 1. Snodgrass acting-governor; 2. Difficulties respecting the churches; 3. Education; 4. Distillation forbidden; 5. Franklin arranges probation system; Part V. From 1843 to 1847: 1. Sir William Denison meets the twelve; 2. Struggle against transportation; 3. London agency; 4. Lord J. Russell's speech; 5. The 'Australias are One'; Zoology: 1. Mammalia; 2. Birds; 3. Fishes; 4. Reptiles; 5. Insects; 6. Mollusca....
