The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand
The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand
The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand
From the Earliest Date to the Present Day
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2011
The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand
Volume 2
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The prolific writer William Howitt (1792–1879) embarked for Australia in 1852 and spent two years there travelling and panning for gold. His experiences resulted in several books that appealed to the Victorian public s avid interest in Antipodean exploration. Published in 1865, when New Zealand had only been recognised as a country for a generation, this two-volume work describes scenes of danger and of wild romance, of heroic daring and devoted deaths, such as few countries have to show . It gives a valuable account of earl