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1788 - Watkin Tench

1788

By: Watkin Tench, Tim Flannery (Editor)

Paperback | 5 January 2009 | Edition Number 2

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I do not hesitate to declare that the natives of New South Wales possess a considerable portion of that acumen, or sharpness of intellect, which bespeaks genius.

In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet. This curious young captain of the marines was an effortless storyteller. His account of the infant colony is the first classic of Australian literature.

About the Author

Watkin Tench was born around 1758 in Chester, England. He joined the marine corps in 1776 and served in the American War of Independence before sailing to Botany Bay with the First Fleet. Tench returned to England in 1792 He stayed with the marine corps before retiring as a lieutenant-general in 1821. Watkin Tench died in 1833.

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