Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Aus… Volume 1
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, during the Years 1837, 38, and 39Author(s): George Grey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108043595, 978-1108043595\nSynopsis\nEducated at Sandhurst, Sir George Grey [tel] became Governor of South Australia when he was not yet thirty. Later he served as Governor of New Zealand and High Commissioner for South Africa, and in the 1870s he enjoyed a period as Premier of New Zealand. Although he liked to portray himself as 'good Governor Grey' some of his contemporaries found him ruthless and manipulative. Like many other Victorian administrators, he was convinced that the 'savage' natives needed to be 'raised' properly in order to become more like Europeans. In this 1841 publication, Grey writes about two expeditions to NorthWest Australia that took place under his leadership in 18379. In Volume 1, he tells of the difficu.
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