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Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
372 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
237 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
207 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
359 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
180 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
180 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2011
379 kr
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Watkin Tench (1758-1833) was a British Marine officer who was held prisoner from 1794 to 1795 in Brittany, at the height of the French Revolution. During his imprisonment he wrote a series of letters to a friend in London (it is not clear whether this was genuine correspondence or a genre narrative), which was published in 1796. In them we learn of the adverse conditions he experienced on two convict hulks in Brest harbour, and his later period of parole in private lodgings in Quimper, which he recalls more favourably, as he was allowed to roam the countryside within a three-mile radius of the town. Tench's letters reveal his thoughts on the turbulence and uncertainty brought about by the revolution, and the resistance (largely inspired by religion) of the Bretons to it. This is a fascinating first-hand account of France at a time of rapid political change.
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
392 kr
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In May 1787 a fleet of ships carrying convicts left England bound for Botany Bay, New South Wales, where they were to establish a settlement. One of the crew on board the Charlotte was Watkin Tench (c.1758-1833), who wrote about the voyage of what was later known as the First Fleet. He remained in New South Wales, living in Port Jackson (part of present-day Sydney) from 1788 to 1791, and in this work, published in 1793, he gives a vivid, first-hand account of the early years of British settlement. The chapters are chronologically organised and discuss the many challenges settlers in the fledgling colony faced in staying alive, such as illness and lack of food and other provisions. He also recounts the often violent encounters and 'unabated animosity' between the settlers and the aboriginal people, making this work an important source on the colonisation of Australia.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
351 kr
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In May 1787, eleven ships left England with more than seven hundred convicts on board, along with orders to establish a penal colony at Botany Bay, New South Wales. Watkin Tench (c.1758-1833) was a crew member on one of the ships of this First Fleet, the Charlotte, and he recalls the voyage and early days of the settlement in this vivid and engaging account, first published in 1789. The first half of the work retraces the route of the six-month journey, which took the fleet to Brazil and the Cape of Good Hope. The later chapters recount the landing at Botany Bay in January 1788, the establishment of a colony at nearby Port Jackson and observations about the natural world in this new settlement. Tench also discusses the initial interaction with the Aboriginal people, making this work an important source for scholars of British colonialism and Australian history.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
191 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2004
167 kr
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Watkin Tench served as a Marine officer on one of the vessels of the First Fleet and recorded his observations of the voyage in A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay. Tench also wrote of the subsequent settlement in New South Wales in A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson. These accounts are among the most important documents of early settlement in Australia, giving an insight into the early colonial settlement, as told through the keen eyes of a curious young man.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
600 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
924 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
307 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
600 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2018
234 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2011
221 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2011
183 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2021
212 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 202314 kr
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"A Narrative of the Journey to Botany Bay," a historical account written by Watkin Tench based on the first fleet's journey to establish a British colony in Australia. Tench's account starts with the first fleet's departure from England and follows the settlers' journey to Botany Bay, describing the obstacles they encountered along the route. He talks about the poor living conditions, the challenges of settling, and the relationships with the local Aboriginals. In-depth descriptions of Australia's flora, fauna, and geography, as well as the Aboriginal people's traditions, are also included in the book. Tench discusses the natural beauty of the area, its distinctive species, as well as the difficulties early immigrants had to adjust to their new surroundings. Readers can find this book a fascinating and historically relevant account of the early years of European colonization in Australia.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
134 kr
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Engelska, 2024
175 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
178 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2018
239 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2018
203 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2001
142 kr
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This work presents an annotated version of the letters of Major Watkin Tench, who was held on parole in the town of Quimper in Brittany between 1794-1795. Tench was writing in the period between the fall of Robespierre and the massacre of invading emigres south if Quimper in June 1795, a tense period in which deep-seated conflicts over religion and language were fuelling counter-revotionary uprisings in rural Brittany. His account illustrates and analyzes the volatile relationship between languages (English, French, Breton) and socio-political codes (republican and monarchist, genteel and plebian, Catholic and anticlerical) during the French Revolution.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2001
380 kr
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This work presents an annotated version of the letters of Major Watkin Tench, who was held on parole in the town of Quimper in Brittany between 1794-1795. Tench was writing in the period between the fall of Robespierre and the massacre of invading emigres south if Quimper in June 1795, a tense period in which deep-seated conflicts over religion and language were fuelling counter-revotionary uprisings in rural Brittany. His account illustrates and analyzes the volatile relationship between languages (English, French, Breton) and socio-political codes (republican and monarchist, genteel and plebian, Catholic and anticlerical) during the French Revolution.