The Road to Botany Bay: An Exploration of Landscape and History

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THE ROAD TO BOTANY BAY This page intentionally left blank An Exploration of Landscape and History PAUL CARTER University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London THE ROAD TO BOTANY BAY Copyright 1987 by Paul Carter Originally published in Great Britain by Faber and Faber Limited, 1987 Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1988 First University of Minnesota Press edition, 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press III Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carter, Paul. The road to Botany Bay : an exploration of landscape and history/ Paul Carter, p. cm. Originally published: London; Boston: Faber and Faber, 1987. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-6997-4 (pbk. : acid-free paper) I. Australia—History—To 1788. 2. Australia—History—1788-1851. I. Title. DU98.I.C37 2010 994—dc22 20090523I7 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Lucille This page intentionally left blank ...