Across Great Divides, true stories of life at Sydney Cove will
appeal to all readers, young, old and in-between, who love to be
immersed in a good read, while learning new things. The stories
will no doubt make you wonder, what would I have done? Across Great
Divides, true stories of life at Sydney Cove, brings to life the
diverse experiences of people living in the precarious circumstance
of Australia's first penal colony. The stories are relayed through
a non-fiction narrative which shows how convict men saw and seized
the possibilities of their new position. It portrays the situation
of convict women and their relationships with military men. The
stories demonstrate the varied responses of participants to their
unique situation: some succeeded beyond their imagination, some
failed disastrously. The stories also give voice to the dilemma of
the Aboriginal people challenged by the unexpected arrival of a
completely alien race of white people to their land: Bennelong and
his difficult to ignore wife, Barangaroo, dealt with their new
circumstances in a way they felt would best benefit themselves and
their people. On the other hand, the young warrior Pemulwuy had his
own ideas about how the white invaders should be confronted.
Boorong and Nanberry, two native children taken separately into the
homes of white settlers in the aftermath of a devastating epidemic,
went on to have fickle yet enduring relationships with their white
guardians. The stories in Across Great Divides, true stories of
life at Sydney Cove give the different perspectives of military men
who had volunteered for a tour of duty in the remote colony. Marine
officers Watkin Tench, William Dawes, George Johnston, Philip
Gidley King, and Captain John Hunter left valuable links to past
times through their diaries, letters and journals. Arthur Phillip,
the colony's first governor, also wrote letters which give us
insight into the dilemmas plaguing his mind.
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