A commonwealth of thieves : the improbable birth of Australia
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A commonwealth of thieves : the improbable birth of Australia
Anchor Books, 2007
1st Anchor Books ed
- : pbk
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Originally published: Milson Point, NSW : Random House Australia, 2005
Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-367) and index
Summary: A history of the European settlement of Australia tells the story of Captain Arthur Phillip, who was empowered to govern a colony comprised primarily of unskilled criminals and petty thieves, disgruntled military men, and a sometimes hostile native population