Beating France to Botany Bay : the race to found Australia
Cameron-Ash, Margaret2021
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Click and Collect for Beating France to Botany Bay : the race to found AustraliaThe contest between Arthur Phillip and Jean-Francois Laperouse to get to Botany Bay first and to claim rights to sovereignty of either Britain or France over the Australian continent. Margaret Cameron-Ash rewrites the history of the founding of modern Australia. It tells how the French had a jump start in the race for a Pacific empire, but English officials then launched their own pursuit around the globe. The contestants finally met in Botany Bay, with the French just five days too late. Behind the scenes, American explorers, spies and a future US President made contributions that assisted the winners and prevented the continent becoming a French possession.
Main title:
Beating France to Botany Bay : the race to found Australia / Margaret Cameron-Ash.
Author:
Cameron-Ash, Margaret, author
Imprint:
Sydney : Quadrant Books, 2021.©2021
Collation:
x, 465 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Maps on endpapers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780648996125 (hbk)9780648996125
Dewey class:
994.02
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
507107
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 994.02 CAM | Available |
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