A Life On The Ocean Wave
The Journals of Captain George Bayly 1824-1844
$68.72
- Paperback
404 pages
- Release Date
10 May 1994
Summary
Encounters with cannibals, convicts, and pirates were just some of the highlights of eleven long journeys under sail Captain George Bayly made around the world in the early nineteenth century.
The journal Captain Bayly kept of his travels is notable for the historical significance of his voyages and the writer’s eye for a good story. It contains eyewitness accounts of the transportation of male and female convicts to Australia, the voyage of British immigrants to the ill-fated settlem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522847611 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522847617 |
| Author: | George Bayly |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 404 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 10 May 1994 |
| Weight: | 536g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 152mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Miegunyah Press S. |
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About The Author
George Bayly
Dr. Frederica Erickson OAM is a well-known West Australian naturalist, historian, artist, genealogist and author. She is the author of over fifteen books and many articles and papers.
Dr. Pamela Statham is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Western Australia and the author of a number of books.
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