The Barsden Memoirs (1799-1816)

ISBN-13: 9780367753528 / Miękka / 2023 / 216 str.

Australia) Rodwell Grant (The University of Newcastle

Opis

Covering the life of Josephus Henry Barsden from his birth to 16 years of age, the Barsden memoirs cover events from a Sussex smugglers’ inn, a convict ship to the colony of New South Wales, sealing and whaling expeditions to Van Diemen’s Land, and Barsden’s participation in a Tahitian civil war.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Barsden memoirs: the transnational paradigm, historicity and veracity 2. Smugglers, convicts and Terra Australis 3. Whaling and sealing in Van Diemen’s Land and Macquarie Island 4. Sandalwood, absconding and the fortunes of a Tahitian civil war 5. The Indo-Pacific Brim and a mysterious near-death experience 6. Epilogue: a return to the polis 7. General analysis and conclusions

O autorze

Grant Rodwell is an adjunct senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He has taught in various Australian universities and has published widely in history. He holds five PhDs from Australian universities.