Botany Bay
Subtitle: the real story
By: Alan Frost
Publisher: Black Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Collingwood, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781863955126
Subjects: Penal transportation; Colonies; Prisoners; History
Description: This book digs deeper and sheds new light on the decision to start a colony in Australia. He examines the impact of the American War of Independence and Britain's shifting strategic aims, the role of ministerial incompetence and ambition, and the concerns of a turbulent society obsessed with law and order. In doing so, he questions several accepted ideas about how and why Britain set its sights on an Australian colony.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-268) and index.