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Bligh in Australia

A New Appraisal of William Bligh and the Rum Rebellion
  • ISBN-13: 9781921683503
  • Publisher: WOODSLANE PRESS
    Imprint: WOODSLANE PRESS
  • By Russell Earls Davis
  • Price: AUD $59.99
  • Stock: 9 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 01/12/2010
  • Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 153.00mm) 192 pages Weight: 300g
  • Categories: Biography: literary [BGL]
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This fascinating account of early Australia focuses on Governor William Bligh (famous as the captain of "Mutiny On the Bounty" fame). The Rum Rebellion has, for generations, been told to school children as one of the better stories of Australian history - how Bligh was a tyrant deposed by the New South Wales Corps and dragged out from his hiding place under a bed. It has even been said - and this is just as far from the truth - that the overthrowing of Governor Bligh was a victory for democracy and colonial self government. This book combines the historical with the legal in a narrative which illuminates Australian history and many of its famous characters. Years of attempting to make Australian history interesting for adolescent boys, and subsequently training to be a lawyer, have prepared Russell Earls Davies for the task of writing a readable account of Blighs time in Australia.

Russell Earls Davis graduated from Law at Sydney University and practiced as a solicitor in Sydney for a short time before attending Theological College and entering the ministry of the Anglican Church. He was Chaplain at Hale School - Perths oldest school for boys - where he taught history and played a part in the development of rugby union in Western Australia.

After retiring he spent his spare time writing.  

Russell Earls Davis presents an account of Blighs time in Australia  that as far as possible from the available evidence, tells what actually happened in the lead-up to the Rum Rebellion and of the legal and political aspects of the aftermath.  



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