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  1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet (Paperback) By (author) David Hill

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  Short Description for 1788Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress, and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, shortsightedness, tragedy, but above all, extraordinary resilience. Separated from loved ones and traveling in cramped conditions for the months-long journey to Botany Bay, the first European Australians suffered the most unbearable hard...
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  • Publisher: William Heinemann Australia
  • Published: 27 June 2009
  • Format: Paperback 416 pages
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  • Categories: Australasian & Pacific History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | Colonialism & Imperialism
  • ISBN 13: 9781741668001 ISBN 10: 174166800X
  • Sales rank: 39,187

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Reviews for 1788

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  A readable brief history of a significant moment in timeBook rating: 4

  I liked this. 1788 by David Hill is a chunky, easy-to-read simple narrative of Australia's first years of European settlement, but there was detail and gossip I didn't know about, and it was a forceful reminder of the astonishing courage of those who came here on the First Fleet.
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  http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/1788-by-david-hill/ by Lisa Hill

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