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Richard Brooks: From Convict Ship Captain to Pillar of Early Colonial Australia

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Description:Richard Brooks (c.1765-1833) was a man of self interest and entrepreneurial verve. Privateer, smuggler, convict sea captain, rum trader turned respectable magistrate and colonial squire, his life was a microcosm of early colonial Sydney, Australia. He was a ship-owner, merchant ship captain and financier. He kept the colony supplied with spirits thus greasing the wheels of commerce. As the largest cattle owner in the country, Richard Brooks was at the frontier of exploration and Aboriginal dispossession. He survived numerous scandals, including accusations of inhumanity, fraud, smuggling, cattle theft, assault, claim-jumping and infidelity. But his strength of personality and 'habit of command' meant people warmed to him; even Governors Bligh and Macquarie sought his advice. This story provides a glimpse into the social, political and domestic life of that famed group of landowning settlers of the first twenty years of the colony - large convict estates, regency mansions, dynastic marriages and extensive pastoral and squatting empires. Meticulously researched, it gives the reader a real feel for the life of early colonial Australia. [Subject: History, Aboriginal Studies, Biography]We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Richard Brooks: From Convict Ship Captain to Pillar of Early Colonial Australia. To get started finding Richard Brooks: From Convict Ship Captain to Pillar of Early Colonial Australia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 248

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1925078868

Description: Richard Brooks (c.1765-1833) was a man of self interest and entrepreneurial verve. Privateer, smuggler, convict sea captain, rum trader turned respectable magistrate and colonial squire, his life was a microcosm of early colonial Sydney, Australia. He was a ship-owner, merchant ship captain and financier. He kept the colony supplied with spirits thus greasing the wheels of commerce. As the largest cattle owner in the country, Richard Brooks was at the frontier of exploration and Aboriginal dispossession. He survived numerous scandals, including accusations of inhumanity, fraud, smuggling, cattle theft, assault, claim-jumping and infidelity. But his strength of personality and 'habit of command' meant people warmed to him; even Governors Bligh and Macquarie sought his advice. This story provides a glimpse into the social, political and domestic life of that famed group of landowning settlers of the first twenty years of the colony - large convict estates, regency mansions, dynastic marriages and extensive pastoral and squatting empires. Meticulously researched, it gives the reader a real feel for the life of early colonial Australia. [Subject: History, Aboriginal Studies, Biography]We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Richard Brooks: From Convict Ship Captain to Pillar of Early Colonial Australia. To get started finding Richard Brooks: From Convict Ship Captain to Pillar of Early Colonial Australia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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