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The Birth of Sydney [Import] [Paperback]

Tim Flannery (Editor)

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Paperback: 362 pages
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
ISBN-10: 1876485450
ISBN-13: 978-1876485450
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stories of a city, March 6, 2001

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This is a terrific book. Read in conjunction with John Birmingham's 'Leviathan: an unauthorised biography of Sydney', you will get more than a working knowledge of how and why Sydney is like it is.

Flannery has written an introductory essay 'The andstone City', which gives a good overview. The bulk of the book is an anthology of voices from the earliest days to late 19th century -from Captain James Cook to Mark Twain, Aboriginal women, and British governors.

2000 saw a plethora of books on Sydney, as it hosted the Olympic Games. This is one of the best.

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On 6 February 1788, Sydney was ten days old. Read the first page

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middle harbour, male convicts

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Port Jackson, New South Wales, Botany Bay, Sydney Cove, Sydney Gazette, George Street, Governor King, Governor Phillip, Ralph Clark, South Head, First Fleet, Sydney Harbour, Hyde Park, Barcom Glen, Castle Hill, Manly Cove, Norfolk Island, The Gap, Alexandro Malaspina, Captain Rossi, Governor Macquarie, Hunter Street, Major Grose, New Holland, Pitt Row

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Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar on page 92, and page 93
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain on page 318
Australia and New Zealand (Collected Works of Anthony Trollope 2 volumes) by Anthony Trollope in Back Matter
Following the Equator (National Geographic Adventure Classics) by Mark Twain in Back Matter
On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin in Back Matter

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The Future Eaters: An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People by Tim Flannery in Front Matter
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