A life on the ocean wave: The journals of Captain George Bayly, 1824-1844 (Miegunyah volumes) - Softcover
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 settlement attempted by Thomas Peel near Perth, hostilities between Maoris and Europeans, and trading voyages to and from China.Captain Bayly's stories of typhoons, floods, heroic rescues, shipboard quarrels and deaths give the book appeal to a wide audience. The journal's depiction of the infant Australian settlements as just part of a widely-flung network of British colonial outposts in the nineteenth century also provide an insight into the nation's economic development.
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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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- PublisherThe Miegunyah Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0522847617
- ISBN 13 9780522847611
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
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A Life on the Ocean Wave: Voyages to Australia, India and the pacific from the Journals of Captain George Bayly 1824-1844
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A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE : VOYAGES TO AUSTRALIA, INDIA AND THE PACIFIC FROM THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN GEORGE BAYLY 1824-1844
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Book Description Hardback. 1. A life on the Ocean Wave is rich in accounts of typhoons, rescues, storms, shipwrecks and shipboard disputes. Details of life at sea vary from amusing anecdotes about passengers to ship customs and sailing directions. Miegunyah Press, 1998. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by a neat gift inscription on the half title page. The d/w is fine. This copy is one of a limited edition of only 1000 copies. Seller Inventory # 4161494
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