Convict Colony: The Remarkable Story of the Fledgling Settlement That Survived Against the Odds

Convict Colony: The Remarkable Story of the Fledgling Settlement That Survived Against the Odds – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781760528669,1760528668,9781760872410, 1760872415

Product details:

• ISBN 10: 1760872415
• ISBN 13: 9781760872410
• Author: David Hill

The British plan to settle Australia was a high-risk venture. We now take it for granted that the first colony was the basis of one of the most successful nations in the world today. But in truth, the New World of the 18th century was dotted with failed colonies, and New South Wales nearly joined them.

The motley crew of unruly marines and bedraggled convicts who arrived at Botany Bay in 1788 in leaky boats nearly starved to death. They could easily have been murdered by hostile locals, been overwhelmed by an attack from French or Spanish expeditions, or brought undone by the Castle Hill uprising of 1804. Yet through fortunate decisions, a few remarkably good leaders, and most of all good luck, Sydney survived and thrived.

Table contents:

1 BOUND FOR BOTANY BAY

2 AN UNPROMISING COMMANDER

3 A JOURNEY TO THE OTHER END OF THE WORLD

4 A CRISIS LOOMS

5 EPIC AND DISASTROUS VOYAGES

6 ‘A HOSTILE MENACE’

7 THE ‘TROUBLESOME’ CONVICT WOMEN

8 THE CORRUPT MILITARY TAKE CONTROL

9 THE FEAR OF THE FRENCH AND THE THREAT OF THE SPANISH

10 THE UNSTOPPABLE LOSS OF ESCAPED CONVICTS

11 THE IRISH UPRISING OF 1804

12 THE MILITARY RISE AGAINST GOVERNOR BLIGH

13 THE FATHER OF AUSTRALIA

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