Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - 1788

1788
1788
Author: Watkin Tench
Tench brings to life the legendary Australian figures of Bennelong, Arabanoo and Governor Phillip, and records the voices of convicts trying to make new lives in their new country. — Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet in January, 1788. He was in his late twenties, a captain of the marines, and on the adventure of his l...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781875847273
ISBN-10: 1875847278
Publication Date: 7/1/1996
Pages: 276
Edition: Re-issue
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 3

3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "1788"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

hardtack avatar reviewed 1788 on + 2540 more book reviews
After the success of the American Revolution---at least we Americans consider it successful---Britain was no longer able to ship its convicts to the now free state of Georgia. As a result, it had to find another location, and it choose Australia.

My mother was Australian, and I lived there for awhile. As a result, I found the book an interesting introduction to Australia's earliest history of the European settlement.

But unless other readers have a fascination with early European colonies around the world, they may not find this book as interesting as I did.

And I'm reminded of the joke about the American who traveled to Australia. While going through customs, the Australian customs official asked the American, "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" To which the American replied, "I didn't know that was still required to get into this country."


Genres: