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1788

Tench, Watkin, 1759?-18332012
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In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Sydney Cove with the First Fleet. This curious young captain of the marines was a natural storyteller. His account of the infant colony is the first classic of Australian literature.
Main title:
1788 / Watkin Tench ; [edited and introduced by Tim Flannery].
Author:
Tench, Watkin, 1759?-1833Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-
Work:
1788
Imprint:
Melbourne, Vic. : Text, 2012.
Collation:
280 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Text classics
Notes:
Includes index."First published in 1789 and 1793"--t.p. verso.
ISBN:
9781921922312
Dewey class:
994.402
Language:
English
Added title:
Seventeen eighty eight
Subject:
Tench, Watkin, 1759?-1833First Fleet, 1787-1788Australia -- History -- 1788-1851New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- 1788-1851New South Wales -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800Port Jackson (N.S.W.) -- HistoryAustralia -- Discovery and exploration
BRN:
5345
Bookmark link:
https://librarysearch.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5345
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