John West (1809-1873) was an English-born minister who received a Colonial Missionary Society post in Tasmania in 1838. West became an outspoken opponent of the ongoing government policy of transporting convicts from Britain to Tasmania. Around 1847 a wealthy supporter approached West to write the colony's history, although it had been a British territory only since 1803. West accepted the task and, amid his campaigning and other responsibilities, completed this two-volume work which was published in 1852. It is divided ...
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John West (1809-1873) was an English-born minister who received a Colonial Missionary Society post in Tasmania in 1838. West became an outspoken opponent of the ongoing government policy of transporting convicts from Britain to Tasmania. Around 1847 a wealthy supporter approached West to write the colony's history, although it had been a British territory only since 1803. West accepted the task and, amid his campaigning and other responsibilities, completed this two-volume work which was published in 1852. It is divided between a straightforward narrative of events and thematic issues such as the treatment of the Aboriginal peoples and the issue of the convict transport system. Volume 1 covers the development of the colony, starting with the arrival of the Dutch in the seventeenth century, who named the island Van Diemen's Land, through to British control and its subsequent settlement as the colony of Tasmania.
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Add this copy of The History of Tasmania to cart. $27.00, good condition, Sold by Quickhatch Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ottawa, ON, CANADA, published 1971 by Angus and Robertson. Published in association with the Royal Australia....
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Good in Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xxi, 699pp., index, folding map, biblio., notes, ill., photos. Full title: "The History of Tasmania, with copious information respecting the Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria South Australia, &c." Edited, with an introduction, by A.G.L. Shaw. Ex-library, typical ex-library flaws but has survived being a library book quite well, with only small stamps, no major scars, appears minimally circulated, wrapped and taped DJ. "This new edition of the History is far more than a facsimile of the original. Professor Shaw has added a biograhical introduction and extensive annotations which illuminate the background events and personalities for the non-contemporary and non-local reader. The History of Tasmania is a fascinating record of the early years of the colony."
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. History of Tasmania 2 Volume Set ; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Add this copy of The History of Tasmania to cart. $49.31, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2011 by Cambridge University Press.
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