Book
A commonwealth of thieves : the improbable birth of Australia
A history of the European settlement of Australia tells the story of Captain Arthur Phillip, who was empowered to govern a colony comprised primarily of unskilled criminals and petty thieves, disgruntled military men, and a sometimes hostile native population.
Record details
- ISBN: 038551459X : HRD
- Physical Description: 385 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed. in the United States of America.
- Publisher: New York : Nan A. Talese, c2006.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Milson Point, NSW : Random House Australia, 2005. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-367) and index. |
