{"product_id":"2026100008785-secondhand-the-journal-of-philip-gidley-king-lieutenant-r-n-1787-1790","title":"The Journal Of Philip Gidley King: Lieutenant, R.N. 1787-1790","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: light stain on the dj. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of Australia's European settlement, a young naval lieutenant named Philip Gidley King sailed into history aboard the First Fleet, and his meticulous journal stands as one of the most vivid firsthand accounts of that extraordinary era. The Journal of Philip Gidley King: Lieutenant, R.N. 1787–1790 chronicles King's experiences from the voyage out of Portsmouth through his pivotal role in the establishment of the first British colony at Sydney Cove and his subsequent command of the Norfolk Island settlement, capturing the raw, unfiltered reality of life on the colonial frontier with remarkable detail and candour.\n\nEdited by Paul G. Fidlon and R. J. Ryan, this scholarly edition presents an invaluable primary source for students of Australian and British imperial history, carefully annotated to place King's observations within their broader political and geographical context. King's prose — precise, unsentimental, and occasionally wry — illuminates the immense logistical, social, and human challenges faced by those charged with founding a new society at the edge of the known world. For anyone seeking to understand the foundations of modern Australia through the eyes of one of its earliest architects, this journal raises as many questions about empire, endurance, and ambition as it answers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342760648923,"sku":"2026100008785-SECONDHAND","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a0f86b73-7dd6-48d7-8b73-f7627f865315.png?v=1790048652","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008785-secondhand-the-journal-of-philip-gidley-king-lieutenant-r-n-1787-1790","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}