Governor Bligh and the short man / Peter Cochrane.
Governor Bligh and the short man / Peter Cochrane.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria Penguin, 2013.
Call Numbers
H 2014/5164
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
131 pages ; 18 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria Penguin, 2013.
Series
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2013.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A cultured young Englishwoman, Mary is a complete novice at sea. She is entirely unprepared for life on the convoy that sets sail from Portsmouth in 1806: for the unfamiliar rituals, the great emptiness of the ocean, the terrifying storms, the bedazzling natural wonders. Most troubling of all is the bizarre quarrel between her father and the captai...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Governor Bligh and the short man / Peter Cochrane.
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Notes
General note
Penguin specials.
"Seventeen years after the mutiny on the Bounty, Governor-elect William Bligh sets sail for New South Wales accompanied by his daughter Mary, the narrator of this extraordinary shipboard tale--"--Cover.
Originally published: 2012.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2014/5164 ; Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2014.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2012.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2014/5164
Record Identifier
74VKJ3xb0Gx3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJ3xb0Gx3
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780143569633 (paperback)
DDC
A823.4
MMS ID
991022175369702626
