A steady hand : Governor Hunter and his First Fleet sketchbook
Groom, Linda2012
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Place reservation for A steady hand : Governor Hunter and his First Fleet sketchbookSome biographers are critical of John Hunter's leadership style as the Governor of Port Jackson. Others say he was a failure at sea. Groom disagrees and claims that Hunter was an outstanding seaman whose mere survival as governor was an achievement
Main title:
A steady hand : Governor Hunter and his First Fleet sketchbook / by Linda Groom
Author:
Imprint:
Canberra : National Library of Australia, 2012.
Collation:
229 pages : colour illustrations, maps.
Contents:
Boyhood and first years in the navy -- Ship's master in the West Indies, India and America -- Lieutenant in home waters and the West Indies -- Captain of the Sirius -- Exploration and Norfolk Island -- The Hunter sketchbook -- The voyage of the Waaksamheyd -- Preparation for governorship -- Governor of New South Wales -- The dismissal -- Final years -- Portfolio of images from the Hunter sketchbook
ISBN:
9780642277077
Dewey class:
994.402
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
61088
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.402 STE | Available |
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 994.402 STE | Available |
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