"The Naval Pioneers of Australia" by Louis Becke is a historical exploration of the unsung sea captains who were instrumental in establishing the penal settlement in New South Wales. Instead of restating well-known details of Australian history, the book aims to bring together forgotten stories of naval pioneers and illuminate their vital role in making the continent accessible for future generations. Highlighting the challenges these maritime figures faced amid limited recognition, the story sets the stage to follow the voyages of daring Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch adventurers, leading to the English naval missions that helped shape Australia’s destiny.
The Naval Pioneers of Australia
By Louis Becke
Follow daring sea captains as they brave treacherous voyages and overcome immense hardships to forge a path for settlement in a new and untamed land.
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About the AuthorGeorge Lewis Becke was at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most prolific, significant, and internationally renowned Australian-born writer of the South Pacific region. Having lived and worked among Pacific Islands and Islanders as a trader, ship's supercargo, and villager for some two decades, learning languages and observing natural and cultural life, Becke was prompted by J F Archibald of The Bulletin to write down his experiences, eventually becoming a popular and respected author of short stories, novellas, novels, as well as historic and ethnographic works.
George Lewis Becke was at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most prolific, significant, and internationally renowned Australian-born writer of the South Pacific region. Having lived and worked among Pacific Islands and Islanders as a trader, ship's supercargo, and villager for some two decades, learning languages and observing natural and cultural life, Becke was prompted by J F Archibald of The Bulletin to write down his experiences, eventually becoming a popular and respected author of short stories, novellas, novels, as well as historic and ethnographic works.
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