Botany Bay Mirages by Frost, Alan (English) Paperback Book

Description: Botany Bay Mirages by Frost, Alan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Challenges the web of powerful images which has shaped academic and popular thinking on the early settlement period.The first dozen years of European settlement of Australia are fixed in our minds by powerful images raised from an incomplete historical record. The reality was quite different. Alan Frost, after collecting a greatly expanded range of documents from archives around the world, sets the record straight.The images he challenges are immediately familiar-* overcrowded and unhealthy English prison hulks* the colony as a cheap solution to the convict problem* hasty decisions based on overly optimistic assessment of the lands fertility* a poorly equipped and managed First Fleet* subsequent neglect by Britain* long years of deprivation and bare survival* callous treatment of Aborigines, and the unleashing of smallpox among them* opportunistic and aberrant use of the notion of terra nulliusProvocative and well-argued, Botany Bay Mirages contrasts the realities with the long-accepted illusions. It will reshape our thinking about our origins. Author Biography Alan Frost held a Personal Chair in History at La Trobe University until his retirement in 2008. His writings about our early colonial history include Convicts and Empire (1980); Arthur Phillip, 1738-1814- His Voyaging (1987); A Place of Exile, in Journeys into History (1990); The Global Reach of Empire (2003); Botany Bay- The Real Story (2011); The First Fleet- The Real Story (2011). In 1996 he published East Coast Country- A North Queensland Dreaming. Details ISBN 0522876811 ISBN-13 9780522876819 Title Botany Bay Mirages Author Frost, Alan Format Paperback Year 1990 Pages 1 Publisher Melbourne University Press GE_Item_ID:161422521; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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