The lieutenant
Subtitle: a novel
By: Kate Grenville
Edition: Hardcover ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781554684328
Subjects: Penal colonies; Fiction; History
Description: In 1787, Thomas Rooke sets sail from Portsmouth, along with a cargo of convicts, bound for New South Wales. A quiet man with a penchant for science, Rooke eagerly anticipates the natural wonders he might discover in Australia. He will indeed find more than he could have hoped.