Beating France to Botany Bay : the race to found Australia
Cameron-Ash, Margaret2021
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Total copies: 1
"This book 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." -- Back cover.
Main title:
Beating France to Botany Bay : the race to found Australia / Margaret Cameron-Ash.
Author:
Cameron-Ash, Margaret, author
Imprint:
©2021.Balmain, NSW : Quadrant Books, 2021.
Collation:
x, 465 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Maps on endpapers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780648996125 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.01
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
698166