The History of Tasmania, Vol. 1

John West (1809–1873) was an English-born minister who received a Colonial Missionary Society post in Tasmania in 1838. West became an outspoken opponent of the ongoing government policy of transporting convicts from Britain to Tasmania. Around 1847 a wealthy supporter approached West to write the colony's history, although it had been a British territory only since 1803. West accepted the task and, amid his campaigning and other responsibilities, completed this two-volume work which was published in 1852. It is divided between a straightforward Narrative of events and thematic issues such as the treatment of the Aboriginal peoples and the issue of the convict Transport system. Volume 1 covers the development of the colony, starting with the arrival of the Dutch in the seventeenth century, who named the island Van Diemen's Land, through to British control and its subsequent Settlement as the colony of Tasmania.

The Title "The History of Tasmania, Vol. 1 " is written by John West. This book was published in the year 2011. The ISBN number 1108030793|9781108030793 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 362 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Cambridge University Press. The History of Tasmania, Vol. 1 is currently Available with us.