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1788: David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald.

1788: David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald.
1788
Complete and unabridged Read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald. Summary: "Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this. Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, of short-sightedness, of tragedy but above all of extraordinary resilience. It is also, of course, the story of the very first European Australians, reluctant pioneers who travelled into the unknown - the vast majority against their will - in order to form a colony by order of the King's government. Separated from loved ones and travelling in cramped conditions for the months-long journey to Botany Bay, they suffered the most unbearable hardship on arrival on Australian land where a near-famine dictated that rations be cut to the bone. But why was the settlement of New South Wales proposed in the first place? Who were the main players in a story that changed the world and ultimately forged the Australian nation? How did the initial skirmishes with the indigenous population break out and how did the relationship turn sour so quickly? Using diaries, letters and official records, David Hill artfully reconstructs the experiences of these famous and infamous men and women of history, combining narrative skill with an eye for detail and an exceptional empathy with the people of the past."--Publisher description.

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Record Number 385107
ISBN 9781742122687 (CDs)
Author Hill, David
Title 1788 David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald.
Alternative title Seventeen eighty eight
Publication details Hawthorn : Louis Braille, 2009.
Pagination etc. 9 sound discs (CDs) (ca. 10.25 hrs ) : digital. ; 4 3/4 in.
Contents note Complete and unabridged
Performer note Read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald.
Summary Note Summary: "Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this. Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, of short-sightedness, of tragedy but above all of extraordinary resilience. It is also, of course, the story of the very first European Australians, reluctant pioneers who travelled into the unknown - the vast majority against their will - in order to form a colony by order of the King's government. Separated from loved ones and travelling in cramped conditions for the months-long journey to Botany Bay, they suffered the most unbearable hardship on arrival on Australian land where a near-famine dictated that rations be cut to the bone. But why was the settlement of New South Wales proposed in the first place? Who were the main players in a story that changed the world and ultimately forged the Australian nation? How did the initial skirmishes with the indigenous population break out and how did the relationship turn sour so quickly? Using diaries, letters and official records, David Hill artfully reconstructs the experiences of these famous and infamous men and women of history, combining narrative skill with an eye for detail and an exceptional empathy with the people of the past."--Publisher description.
Subject Great Britain. -- Royal Navy. -- Fleet, First
Great Britain. -- Royal Marines -- History -- 18th century
First fleet, 1787-1788
Convicts -- New South Wales
Transportation of convicts -- Great Britain
Penal colonies -- New South Wales
Talking books
New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851
Australia
Added Entry Fitz-Gerald, Lewis
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