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<p class="null1">'I do not hesitate to declare that the natives of New South Wales possess a considerable portion of that acumen, or sharpness of intellect, which bespeaks genius.'</p> <p>In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet. This curious young captain of the marines was an effortless storyteller. His account of the infant colony, introduced by Tim Flannery, is the first classic of Australian literature.</p> <p>On leaving England, Tench was commissioned by the publisher John Debrett of Piccadilly to write a book about his adventures. In fact he wrote two. <i>A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay</i> was published in 1789, and <i>A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson</i> in 1793. They are both included in full in this edition of <i>1788</i>.</p> <p><b>Watkin Tench</b> was born around 1758 in Chester, England. He joined the marine corps in 1776 and served in the American War of Independence before sailing to Botany Bay with the First Fleet. Tench returned to England in 1792. He stayed with the marine corps before retiring as a lieutenant-general in 1821. Tench died in 1833.</p> <p><b>Tim Flannery</b> is a bestselling writer, scie

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Author

Tench, Watkin; Flannery, Tim

Publisher

The Text Publishing Company

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781921921919

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Travel, Humanities