1788 : The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet (Paperback)

from co_coyote

I was in Australia for a couple of weeks, teaching classes, and I always like to learn more about the place I am visiting. This newly released book is a top-seller in Australia, and for good reason, as it tells the story of the First Fleet extremely well. Lured to Australia by glowing accounts of...

from rightantler

A detailed and compelling account of a rare event in history: The founding of a new nation. The achievement of the convicts and settlers against the odds is amazing even as the realities of daily life are so appalling. Towards the end, I felt some elements of the story were being needlessly repea...

from McWolf

I remember spending a lot of time in school learning Australian History and was throughly convinced afterwards that I would never look at another Australian History book again, but after 20 years I was compelled to read this book simply from the 'write-up' on the back cover and I'm glad I did. Da...

from co_coyote

I was in Australia for a couple of weeks, teaching classes, and I always like to learn more about the place I am visiting. This newly released book is a top-seller in Australia, and for good reason, as it tells the story of the First Fleet extremely well. Lured to Australia by glowing accounts of...