Title: Edward Eyre
Description: Edward Eyre, the mid-19th century explorer, colonial administrator, and later colonial governor, is remembered as the enlightened defender of Aboriginal rights in Australia, and as the reviled 'butcher of Jamaica' in England and the Caribbean. This book explores Eyre's life and works, and the imperial obligations that framed his administrations.
Subjects: Eyre, edward john, 1815-1901, Aboriginal australians, government relations, Colonies, administration, Explorers, Australia, biography, Great britain, politics and government, 19th century, Great britain, history, 19th century, Great britain, biography, New zealand, biography, Colonial administrators, Biography, Colonies, History, Politics and government, Indigenous peoples