{"product_id":"botany-bay-and-the-first-fleet-the-real-story","title":"Botany Bay and the First Fleet: The Real Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow in one definitive volume, \u003ci\u003eBotany Bay and the First Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e is a full, authentic account of the beginnings of modern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1400 people, set out from England for Botany Bay, on the east coast of New South Wales. In deciding on Botany Bay, British authorities hoped not only to rid Britain of its excess criminals, but also to gain a key strategic outpost and take control of valuable natural resources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to the conventional account, it was a shambolic affair- under-prepared, poorly equipped and ill-disciplined. Here, Alan Frost debunks these myths, and shows that the voyage was in fact meticulously planned - reflecting its importance to Britain's imperial and commercial ambitions. In his examination of the ships, passengers and preparation, Frost reveals the hopes and schemes of those who engineered the voyage, and the experiences of those who made it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe culmination of thirty-five years' study of previously neglected archives, Botany Bay and the First Fleet offers new and surprising insights into how Australia came to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Alan Frost\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781760641603\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ 512 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Inc\u003cbr\u003ePublished Date: 3 June 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52695702536466,"sku":"015911","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9001\/9602\/files\/71kpl85g9kL._SL1382.jpg?v=1789016246","url":"https:\/\/store.anmm.gov.au\/products\/botany-bay-and-the-first-fleet-the-real-story","provider":"Sea Museum Retail Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}