Gipps-La Trobe Correspondence 1839-1846
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of Australian colonial history, this scholarly volume presents the official correspondence exchanged between Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, and Charles Joseph La Trobe, Superintendent of the Port Phillip District, between 1839 and 1846. Meticulously edited and annotated by A. G. L. Shaw, the collection illuminates the administrative challenges, political tensions, and governance decisions that shaped the early development of what would become the colony of Victoria. The letters chronicle a pivotal era of colonial expansion, detailing debates over land policy, the management of Indigenous populations, convict transportation, and the growing push for separation from New South Wales. Shaw's expert editorial commentary provides essential historical context, making the primary sources accessible to both scholars and serious students of Australian history. Together, the documents paint a vivid portrait of two capable administrators navigating the complexities of a rapidly transforming frontier society under the distant authority of the British Crown.
Author: A. G. L. Shaw
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah Press
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of Australian colonial history, this scholarly volume presents the official correspondence exchanged between Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, and Charles Joseph La Trobe, Superintendent of the Port Phillip District, between 1839 and 1846. Meticulously edited and annotated by A. G. L. Shaw, the collection illuminates the administrative challenges, political tensions, and governance decisions that shaped the early development of what would become the colony of Victoria. The letters chronicle a pivotal era of colonial expansion, detailing debates over land policy, the management of Indigenous populations, convict transportation, and the growing push for separation from New South Wales. Shaw's expert editorial commentary provides essential historical context, making the primary sources accessible to both scholars and serious students of Australian history. Together, the documents paint a vivid portrait of two capable administrators navigating the complexities of a rapidly transforming frontier society under the distant authority of the British Crown.