Timeline
Lifetime:
1758 -
1833
Passed: ≈
191 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Watkin Tench
Books by Watkin Tench
Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay
History
Non-Fiction
Travel
Exploration
Colonialism
Australian history
Natural history
Settlers
British Marines
First Fleet
Indigenous Australians
NSW
Tench, Watkin
This book is an account of Watkin Tench's experiences as an officer of the British Marines in the First Fleet to settle New South Wales (NSW). It provides an interesting and entertaining insider's perspective on the early days of the colony, includin...
Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
History
Non-Fiction
Australian history
Colonial life
First Fleet
Sydney colony
This classic of Australian history provides an intelligent and humane description of life in the Sydney colony from its earliest days. Watkin Tench sailed with the First Fleet in 1788 and remained in the colony until December 1791. His firsthand acco...