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Alexander Collie: Colonial Surgeon, Naturalist and Explorer
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Alexander Collie: Colonial Surgeon, Naturalist and Explorer
Contributors:
By (Author) Gwen Chessell
Publisher:
UWA Publishing
Imprint:
University of Western Australia Press
Publication Date:
1st April 2008
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
610.92
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Weight:
338g
Description
The first book-length biography of this remarkable Scottish pioneer who accompanied Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling to Western Australia's fledgling Swan River Colony in 1829. With the assistance of his Aboriginal guide, Collie's expeditions across the state's southwest yielded many botanical, geographical and meteorological discoveries essential to the colony's expansion and development over subsequent decades. Chessell's meticulous research vividly recreates the harsh conditions endured by Collie and his fellow Swan River colonists.
