A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of MacquarieThe late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and development of white settlement in Australia. Clark uses the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmers' wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... Bligh spent that day neither reflecting on how overweening pride and arrogance could bring even the giants of this world to destruction , nor , as did other eye witnesses , in moralizing on the treachery of natives to representatives of ...
... Bligh spent that day neither reflecting on how overweening pride and arrogance could bring even the giants of this world to destruction , nor , as did other eye witnesses , in moralizing on the treachery of natives to representatives of ...
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... Bligh's mind was still consumed with his feud with Short , a dispute which he pursued with such tedious and petty ardour that he attempted to prevent Short landing from the Porpoise.15 On 14 August , Richard Atkins administered to him ...
... Bligh's mind was still consumed with his feud with Short , a dispute which he pursued with such tedious and petty ardour that he attempted to prevent Short landing from the Porpoise.15 On 14 August , Richard Atkins administered to him ...
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... Bligh should send an emancipated convict on such a mission , an event which confirmed his suspicion that Bligh had been chiefly guided by persons of that class . The next day Foveaux received Johnston , Macarthur and others on board the ...
... Bligh should send an emancipated convict on such a mission , an event which confirmed his suspicion that Bligh had been chiefly guided by persons of that class . The next day Foveaux received Johnston , Macarthur and others on board the ...
Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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