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Watkin Tench's 1788
- Narrated by: Grant Cartwright
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Tench, a humble captain-lieutenant of the marines, arrived on the First Fleet, and with his characteristic understanding, humanity, and eye for detail, recorded the first four years of European settlement. This is a classic, lovingly edited and introduced by Tim Flannery, author of the best-selling The Future Eaters, Throwim Way Leg, and The Weather Makers.
Critic Reviews
"Tench will always remain the classic contemporary witness of our beginnings." (Les Murray)
"Tench's work is a stunning time machine." (Chloe Hooper)
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- Mwater
- 11-12-2019
Brilliant
I thought this was such a fantastic book!
If you love Australian history and wish to learn things you never knew this one is for you. To read a first hand account of the first years of Australian colonisation was fascinating.
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- Inge Buchanan
- 15-01-2019
Great insight into early Sydney
Enjoyed it, very easy to listen to. Good insight into the thinking and attitudes of the first fleet, as well as an appreciation of the inhabitants, human, plant and animal
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- KB
- 17-02-2021
A must for all Australians.
An extraordinary account of Australia’s first settlers. 1788 should be taught to all Australians and we should be proud of this history. Watkins Tench is a name that should be remembered for his honest view of life in the infancy of European settlement in Australia and the hardships endured by convicts, the indigenous and the settlers.
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-12-2017
essential listening for every Australian.
should be part of the school curiculum for every Australian child. every Australian should study this account of European settlement. mixed into it are some great observations of Australia in ots pre European settlement. tragedy of disease and misunderstanding and misinterpretation common of the time.
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- Jaidee
- 02-12-2023
First hand experience
Fascinating first hand account of the First Fleet and the first few years of settlement in Sydney. Written and spoken in the language of the time, which was wonderful, with some drawbacks. The author was an intellectual and elite of the time, therefore barely described the suffering of the convicts both during the passage and during settlement. First hand account yes, though a little tainted with elitism and prejudice in parts. Others rewriting the history have told it much better.
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- John
- 04-02-2020
amazing book
amazing book a must read for anyone who loves history . . . . .
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- Sue
- 05-10-2023
Amazing book
What a fabulous opportunity to read about the First Fleet from someone who was part of it. How did I not know that this book existed? I found it fasinating. An absolute must read. LOVED it.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-04-2024
Watkin Tench’s 1788
The audiobook was incredible history straight from the mouth of a person experiencing it. Wonderful detail of life and everything around him at that time. The speaker was a delight to listen to, well enunciated and clear. A credit to Watkin Tench and Tim Flannery.
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- Ric Vatner
- 28-03-2022
When this was written it was contemporary, now it is hard core history
Early Australian history is really interesting but this is another level.
If you can imagine we discovered another planet and one of the members of the first expedition there wrote a memoir of their first impressions, of the difficulties in finding food, not knowing what lay over the hill and meeting a completely different community of people then you can appreciate what it is like to read this book.
Too little is known or understood about this period of our history both by new Australians or Aborigines and both would benefit enormously by reading this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-09-2020
my favourite book
ticks all boxes. so well written and edited. do yourself a favour listen to this great account of our early history by a wonderful wordsmith
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