Bold and Lucky: Australia's Colonial Navy 1824-1831

by Alan Powell

A prequel to his 'World's end' British military outposts in the 'ring fence' around Australia 1824-1849, this book by prize-winning historian and keen sailor Alan Powell celebrates the small ships of Australia's colonial navy. Brigs, cutters, schooners and sloops were pressed into service in a rag-tag assembly of 'seagoing maids of all work', cramped and overloaded with provisions, building materials, livestock and even convicts. The crews...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 192266961X
• ISBN13: 9781922669612
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"