For the first time in two hundred years, here is a full and authentic account of the beginnings of modern Australia.<br/>We all know the conventional story.&nbsp; Established as a dumping ground for Britain's criminals, Australia owes its existence simply to over-crowded jails and a daunting remoteness from everywhere else.<br/>In Botany Bay: The Real Story, Alan Frost goes beyond these clich&eacute;s to shed new light on the decision to settle New South Wales.&nbsp; He examines the hopes and fears of the politicians who took the decision and the larger commercials and military needs that underwrote it.<br/>In the years before the First Fleet sailed, Frost reveals, British authorities considered sending convicts to sites in North and South America, Africa and New Zealand.&nbsp; In deciding on Botany bay, they hoped not only to rid Britain of its excess criminals, but also to gain a ket strategic outpost and take control of valuable natural resources.<br/>The culmination of thirty-five years' study of previously neglected archives, Botany Bay is a groundbreaking work that offers new and surprising insights into how Australia came to be.
- ISBN:
- 9781863955126
- 9781863955126
- Category:
- Penology & punishment
- Publication Date:
- 04-01-2011
- Publisher:
- Schwartz Publishing Pty, Limited
- Country of origin:
- Australia
- Dimensions (mm):
- 230x152x22mm
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