James Fenton (1820-1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to
Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833.
He became a pioneer settler in an area on the Forth River and
published this history of the island in 1884. The book begins with
the discovery of the island in 1642 and concludes with the deaths
of some significant public figures in the colony in 1884. The
establishment of the colony on the island, and the involvement of
convicts in its building, is documented. A chapter on the native
aborigines gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the
colonising people, and a detailed account of the removal of the
native Tasmanians to Flinders Island, in an effort to separate them
from the colonists. The book also contains portraits of some
aboriginal people, as well as a glossary of their language.
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