First Edition. HARDCOVER. xi, 354 pages ; 24 cm #311221 Australians know Arthur Phillip as the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales. But few know the real story of this mercurial man. Arthur Phillip was a career soldier, a mercenary and a spy for the British Empire long before he captained the First Fleet.
As a captain in the Georgian navy Arthur Phillip’s integrity, intelligence and persistence made him perfectly suited to the role that history and circumstance presented to him in 1788, but landing the First Fleet at Botany Bay was only one of many achievements in a captivating life. Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814. | Great Britain. Royal Navy — Officers — Biography. | Governors — New South Wales — Biography. | Frontier and pioneer life — New South Wales — History. | Eora / Iora people (S61) (NSW SI56-05) | Health – Infectious diseases – Smallpox. | Colonisation. | History – Biographies – Non-Indigenous. | Race relations – Violent. | Governors — New South Wales — History. | New South Wales — History — 1788-1851. | Australian |