The Resource 1788, David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald, (sound recording)
1788, David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald, (sound recording)
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The item 1788, David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald, (sound recording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- Summary: "Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this. Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, of short-sightedness, of tragedy but above all of extraordinary resilience. It is also, of course, the story of the very first European Australians, reluctant pioneers who travelled into the unknown - the vast majority against their will - in order to form a colony by order of the King's government. Separated from loved ones and travelling in cramped conditions for the months-long journey to Botany Bay, they suffered the most unbearable hardship on arrival on Australian land where a near-famine dictated that rations be cut to the bone. But why was the settlement of New South Wales proposed in the first place? Who were the main players in a story that changed the world and ultimately forged the Australian nation? How did the initial skirmishes with the indigenous population break out and how did the relationship turn sour so quickly? Using diaries, letters and official records, David Hill artfully reconstructs the experiences of these famous and infamous men and women of history, combining narrative skill with an eye for detail and an exceptional empathy with the people of the past."--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged Australian audio.
- Extent
- 9 sound discs (CDs) (ca. 10.25 hrs )
- Note
-
- Complete and unabridged
- "The brutal truth of the First Fleet : the biggest single overseas migration the world had ever seen"-- Cover
- Isbn
- 9781742122687
- Label
- 1788
- Title
- 1788
- Statement of responsibility
- David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald
- Title variation
- Seventeen eighty eight
- Subject
-
- Convicts -- New South Wales
- trueFirst Fleet, 1787-1788
- Great Britain, Royal Marines -- History -- 18th century
- Great Britain, Royal Navy | Fleet, First
- trueNew South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851
- Australia -- History, Military -- 1788-1851
- truePenal colonies -- New South Wales
- Talking books
- Transportation of convicts -- Great Britain
- New South Wales -- New South Wales | Social conditions -- 1788-1851
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Summary: "Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this. Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, of short-sightedness, of tragedy but above all of extraordinary resilience. It is also, of course, the story of the very first European Australians, reluctant pioneers who travelled into the unknown - the vast majority against their will - in order to form a colony by order of the King's government. Separated from loved ones and travelling in cramped conditions for the months-long journey to Botany Bay, they suffered the most unbearable hardship on arrival on Australian land where a near-famine dictated that rations be cut to the bone. But why was the settlement of New South Wales proposed in the first place? Who were the main players in a story that changed the world and ultimately forged the Australian nation? How did the initial skirmishes with the indigenous population break out and how did the relationship turn sour so quickly? Using diaries, letters and official records, David Hill artfully reconstructs the experiences of these famous and infamous men and women of history, combining narrative skill with an eye for detail and an exceptional empathy with the people of the past."--Publisher description
- Accompanying matter
- other
- Cataloging source
- VMOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hill, David
- Dewey number
- 994.02
- Literary text for sound recordings
- memoirs
- PerformerNote
- Read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fitz-Gerald, Lewis
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Transportation of convicts
- Convicts
- Penal colonies
- First Fleet, 1787-1788
- New South Wales
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
- unknown
- Label
- 1788, David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald, (sound recording)
- Note
-
- Complete and unabridged
- "The brutal truth of the First Fleet : the biggest single overseas migration the world had ever seen"-- Cover
- Control code
- 000043887689
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Edition
- Unabridged Australian audio.
- Extent
- 9 sound discs (CDs) (ca. 10.25 hrs )
- Isbn
- 9781742122687
- Isbn Type
- (CDs)
- Other physical details
- digital.
- Label
- 1788, David Hill ; read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald, (sound recording)
- Note
-
- Complete and unabridged
- "The brutal truth of the First Fleet : the biggest single overseas migration the world had ever seen"-- Cover
- Control code
- 000043887689
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Edition
- Unabridged Australian audio.
- Extent
- 9 sound discs (CDs) (ca. 10.25 hrs )
- Isbn
- 9781742122687
- Isbn Type
- (CDs)
- Other physical details
- digital.
Subject
- Convicts -- New South Wales
- trueFirst Fleet, 1787-1788
- Great Britain, Royal Marines -- History -- 18th century
- Great Britain, Royal Navy | Fleet, First
- trueNew South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851
- Australia -- History, Military -- 1788-1851
- truePenal colonies -- New South Wales
- Talking books
- Transportation of convicts -- Great Britain
- New South Wales -- New South Wales | Social conditions -- 1788-1851
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