Richard Spencer: Napoleonic War Naval Hero and Australian Pioneer

Chessell, Gwen

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WEST AUSTRALIANA / MARITIME HISTORY

  • xii, 169 p. : col. ports., maps ; 26 cm. #010125
  • Captain Sir Richard Spencer, Royal Navy hero and early Resident in Albany, W.A.
  • First Edition.
  • 1 Volunteer and Midshipman
  • 2 First Blood 12
  • 3 Lieutenant 18
  • 4 ‘unprovided with either money or Cloaths’ 24
  • 5 ‘Lord Nelson appointed me’ 29
  • 6 ‘Zeal for the Service’ 36
  • 7 ‘an officer of high promise’ 45
  • 8 Husband and Father 57
  • 9 The ‘temporary lifeboat’ 67
  • 10 ‘I thought to make farmers of them all’ 70
  • 11 ‘it is my intention to plant many acres’ 79
  • 12 ‘only a few Pease to eat’ 89
  • 13 ‘and the Organ of Government’ 97
  • 14 ‘the most delightful spot in the world’ 106
  • 15 ‘we have all enjoyed the best of health’ 117
  • 16 ‘the disorder is not malignant’ 124
  • 17 ‘a fit of paralysis’ 135.
  • Charles and Joy Staples South West Region Publications Fund.
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Spencer, Richard Sir, 1779-1839
  • Pioneers — Western Australia — Albany — Biography
  • Sailors — Great Britain — Biography
  • Albany (W.A.) — Biography
  • Great Britain — History, Naval — 18th century — Biography

Additional Information

AuthorChessell, Gwen
Number of pages169
PublisherUniversity of Western Australia Press
Year Published2005
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

FINE!

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