Umfang:
xviii, 391 Seiten, 28 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln
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Illustrationen, Karten, Porträts, Pläne
ISBN:
9781925588569
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1925588564
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9781925588842
Inhalt:
Captain William Kinghorne navigated some of the most treacherous waters in the world. His life encompassed the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling in the North Sea, the brutal penal settlements of Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur, the atrocities committed against the Aboriginal people of Tasmania, and the whaling industry of Jervis Bay. Turning his back on the sea, William ended his life as a pastoralist in the Goulburn district. His is a story of high adventure and achievement in an Australia that few would now recognize or acknowledge. -- Publisher's blurb
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 280-370
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Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
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Cover illustration, Captain W Kinghorne, 1834, by Thomas James Lempriere is from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
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The Hell's Gate in the title refers to the name of the mouth of Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Kinghorne, William 1796-1878
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Australien
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New South Wales
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Britischer Einwanderer
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Kapitän
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Walfänger
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Landwirt
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Geschichte 1796-1878
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Biografie
