Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies
Download or Read eBook Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies PDF written by Deirdre Coleman and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1999 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Deirdre Coleman |
Publisher | : Burns & Oates |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015048936820 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies by : Deirdre Coleman
Book excerpt: Within two months of each other in 1791, two English women set sail with their husbands on relief missions to two recently established and far-flung British colonies, Botany Bay on the east coast of New Holland, and Sierra Leone, West Africa. Their narratives shed light on colonialism, gender, and the slave trade. Distributed by Continuum. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR