The French Explorers and Sydney
Published on 30. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-7022-3703-4 (ISBN)
Description
The early years of Sydney were witnessed by seven expeditions of French exploration between 1788 and 1831. These expeditions spent well over a year in the new town of Sydney meeting most of its leading citizens and visiting its expanding environs. Their revealing accounts present intimate details of everyday lives at all levels of society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
St Lucia
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7022-3703-4 (9780702237034)
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Colin Dyer is a research advisor in the School of Language and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. He is the author of "The French Explorers and the Aboriginal Australians" and "A Frenchman's Walk Across the Nullabor."