Educated at Sandhurst, Sir George Grey (1812-98) became Governor of South Australia when he was not yet thirty. Later he served as Governor of New Zealand and High Commissioner for South Africa, and in the 1870s he enjoyed a period as premier of New Zealand. Although he liked to portray himself as 'good Governor Grey', some of his contemporaries found him ruthless and manipulative. Like many other Victorian administrators, he was convinced that the 'savage' natives needed to be 'improved' in order to become more like Europeans. In this 1841 publication, Grey writes about two expeditions to North-West Australia that took place under his leadership in 1837-9. While seeking a site for settlement the expeditions encountered difficulties, and on one occasion Grey was seriously wounded. The work reflects contemporary attitudes towards the colonies and their indigenous peoples, and was highly praised on its publication.
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6 Plates, color; 16 Plates, black and white; 24 Halftones, unspecified
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Höhe: 215 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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978-1-108-04361-8 (9781108043618)
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Volume I: Preface; 1. Commencement of the expedition. Teneriffe; 2. To Bahia and the Cape of Good Hope; 3. From the Cape of Good Hope to Hanover Bay; 4. Hanover Bay; 5. At Hanover Bay; 6. Hanover Bay and its vicinity; 7. Hanover Bay and its vicinity; 8. To the Glenelg River; 9. To the Upper Glenelg; 10. Return to Hanover Bay; 11. Natural History. Climate. Aborigines; 12. Physical geography. Commercial prospects; 13. At Swan River; 14. From Swan River to the shores of Sharks Bay; 15. The Gascoyne River; 16. To Kolaina and back to the Gascoyne; 17. From the Gascoyne to Gantheaume Bay. Volume 2: 1. From Gantheaume Bay to the Hutt River; 2. From the Hutt River to Water Peak; 3. From Water Peak to Gairdner's Range; 4. From Gairdner's Range to Perth; 5. From Water Peak to Perth (Mr. Walker's party); 6. Summary of discoveries; 7. Voyage homewards; 8. The overlanders; 9. Native language; 10. Their traditional laws; 11. Laws of relationship, marriage, and inheritance; 12. Crimes and punishments; 13. Social condition and domestic habits; 14. Food and hunting; 15. Songs and poetry; 16. Funeral ceremonies, superstitions, and remarkable customs; 17. Characteristic anecdotes; 18. Influence of Europeans on the natives; Appendix.
