{"product_id":"the-history-of-new-south-wales-including-botany-bay-port-jackson-parramatta-sydney-and-all-its-dependancies-from-the-original-discovery-of-the-island-paperback-9781108023825","title":"The History of New South Wales; Including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its Dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108023825","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of New South Wales\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIncluding Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its Dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrington combines an emotive chronicle of personal hardship with a rare account of society, crime and punishment in colonial Australia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Barrington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108023825, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 December 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e596 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  20 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDescribed by the London Chronicle as 'the genteelest thief ever remembered at the Old Bailey', during the 1770s the dandy, actor and pickpocket George Barrington acquired infamy throughout Great Britain. His prosecution and conviction in 1790 merely served to intensify popular interest and ensured that when in 1802 the account of his transportation to Australia was published, reading audiences responded with hearty enthusiasm. After prefacing his volume with a concise and useful history of New South Wales, the author regales readers with tales of murder, theft, punishment and retribution. These bloody episodes, combined with engaging, albeit prejudiced, notes on the indigenous population, found favour with European readers and twenty years of serialisations, new editions and translations followed. Punctuated by quirky vignettes and unusual coloured plates, Barrington's narrative continues to entertain and inform anyone with an interest in British colonial, maritime or criminal history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Comparison between New South Wales, and America. Nature, customs, and manners of the natives\u003cbr\u003e 2. The motive for establishing the colony. The courts\u003cbr\u003e 3. The colony suffers by much rain\u003cbr\u003e 4. Idleness\u003cbr\u003e 5. State of the country when Governor Phillip returned to England\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Arthur arrives from Calcutta. State of Norfolk Island\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cole-be attacked\u003cbr\u003e 8. Several vessels sail\u003cbr\u003e 9. A robbery\u003cbr\u003e 10. A criminal court held\u003cbr\u003e 11. Natural history\u003cbr\u003e 12. Continuation of the history\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Australasian%20\u0026amp;%20Pacific%20history%20%5BHBJM%5D%22\"\u003eHBJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265963413784,"sku":"9781108023825","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108023825i_de93181e-a1a8-4981-bf57-813b640c7dc3.jpg?v=1694869789","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-new-south-wales-including-botany-bay-port-jackson-parramatta-sydney-and-all-its-dependancies-from-the-original-discovery-of-the-island-paperback-9781108023825","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}