{"product_id":"2026100011126-secondhand-sydney-cove-1788","title":"Sydney Cove: 1788","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the turbulent year of 1788, a fleet of eleven ships carrying convicts, marines, and officials anchored in the sheltered waters of Sydney Cove, marking the birth of a European settlement that would forever alter the course of a continent's history. Sydney Cove 1788 chronicles this momentous founding year of the Australian colony with meticulous detail, drawing on first-hand accounts, journals, and official dispatches to reconstruct the daily realities faced by those who established what would become the city of Sydney.\n\nJohn Cobley presents a vivid, ground-level portrait of colonial life — the struggles for survival, the fraught relationships between the new settlers and the Indigenous Eora people, and the raw human drama of those who arrived in chains and those who held the keys. Written with the authority of a thorough historian and the narrative skill of a storyteller, this work stands as an essential document in the canon of Australian colonial history, inviting readers to witness the precarious, defining moments of a nation's uncertain beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573053231323,"sku":"2026100011126-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/16bbfcb2-6c5b-4327-8f2d-eadb66488424.png?v=1791167689","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011126-secondhand-sydney-cove-1788","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}