Cover art for 1788
Published
Text Publishing, April 2012
ISBN
9781921922312
Format
Softcover, 296 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.8cm

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I do not hesitate to declare that the natives of New South Wales possess a considerable portion of that acumen, or sharpness of intellect, which bespeaks genius.In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet. This curious young captain of the marines was an effortless storyteller. His account of the infant colony is the first classic of Australian literature.

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