France And Botany Bay: The Lure of a Penal Colony - Colin Forster - Books - Melbourne University Press - 9780522847154 - August 4, 1992
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France And Botany Bay: The Lure of a Penal Colony


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In 1852 France began transportation of convicts to French Guiana and in 1863 to New Caledonia. Colin Forster examines the way French perceptions of Britain's experience of convict transportation to its Australian colonies shaped arguments for and against the establishment of a "French Botany Bay".


224 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 4, 1992
ISBN13 9780522847154
Publishers Melbourne University Press
Pages 224
Dimensions 142 × 216 × 12 mm   ·   419 g   (Weight (estimated))

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