The Barsden memoirs (1799-1816) an Australian transnational adolescence / Grant Rodwell.
| Author/creator | Rodwell, Grant |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in modern history |
| Contents | The Barsden memoirs: the transnational paradigm, historicity and veracity -- Smugglers, convicts and Terra Australis -- Whaling and sealing in Van Diemen's Land and Macquarie Island -- Sandalwood, absconding and the fortunes of a Tahitian civil war -- The Indo-Pacific Brim and a mysterious near-death experience -- Epilogue: a return to the polis -- General analysis and conclusions. |
| Abstract | "Covering the life of Josephus Henry Barsden from his birth in 1799 through his childhood to 16 years of age, the Barsden memoirs cover events from a Sussex smugglers' inn, a convict ship to the colony of New South Wales, sealing and whaling expeditions to Van Diemen's Land, and Barsden's participation in a Tahitian civil war. Rodwell assesses the value of memoirs, and of these memoirs in particular to students of history in respect to the transnational paradigm. He tests the historicity and veracity of their contents, and provides an engaging exegesis and graphical supplement of its contents. Of central importance is Barsden's account of the Battle of Fe'i Pi, which was in many respects the Pacific's equivalent to the contemporaneous Battle of Waterloo, such was its lasting impact on Pacific geopolitics. This was no ordinary childhood, and poses many questions about a transnational adolescent's impact on major events. A fascinating read for scholars and students of Australian, Pacific, and British Colonial History, written with academic rigour but accessible to non-specialists"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Rodwell, Grant. Barsden memoirs (1799-1816) London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9780367753535 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021046253 |
| ISBN | 9781003162155 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |