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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Barnes, Robert Winstanley (1942-....)
Titre(s) : An unlikely leader [Texte imprimé] : the life and times of Captain John Hunter / Robert Barnes
Publication : Sydney : Sydney University Press, 2009
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-329 p.) : ill. ; 21 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 313-322. Index
"Despite several landmarks across the state bearing his name, John Hunter, the second
governor of New South Wales, remains somewhat of an enigma. His solitary, career-driven
life on land and at sea was tumultuous. He went from a talented mariner to a captain
responsible for the loss of the supply ship HMS Sirius in 1790 and then HMS Venerable
in 1804. As a governor, he had a tough time making his mark and taking charge, and
eventually failed. Upon his return to England he went to great lengths to redeem his
standing in society and succeeded in becoming an esteemed retired Vice-Admiral. His
diaries, drawings and maps remain important for study of the founding of modern Australia."--Publisher's
website
Sujet(s) : Hunter, John (1737-1821)
Gouverneurs -- Nouvelle-Galles du Sud (Australie) -- 19e siècle
Australie -- 1788-1900
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey : 994.02 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Australie - 1788-1851
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781920899196. - ISBN 1920899197 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb458229703
Notice n° :
FRBNF45822970
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction-an unlikely leader ; 1. Setting the scene ; 2. Influencing factors ; 3. Promotion deferred ; 4. commissioned without command ; 5 A veiled alliance ; 6 Whence came the pox? ; 7.The challenge of New south Wales ; 8. A Governor under siege ; 9. The mind, the eye and the pen ; 10. Restored and respected ; Notes ; Appendix 1: Hunter family tree ; Appendix 2: John Hunter;s statement of the loss of the Sirius ; Bibliography ; Index.