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The ambitions of Jane Franklin
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A genius at publicity before the term existed, Jane Franklin was a celebrity in the mid-19th century. This is her remarkable life, including her extensive travels, her years in Tasmania as the gove...
A genius at publicity before the term existed, Jane Franklin was a celebrity in the mid-19th century. This is her remarkable life, including her extensive travels, her years in Tasmania as the governor's wife, and her very public battle to save husban
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- Creator
- Alison Alexander
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- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Sydney, Melbourne ; Auckland ; London : Allen & Unwin, 2013
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- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781742375694, 9781743433966, 1743433964, 1742375693
- OCLC
- ocn833767407, ocn830519753
- "Victorian lady adventurer"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-287) and index.
- English
- Part Title; Title Page; Dedication; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: A girl who did not fit in; Chapter 2: The Franklin connection; Chapter 3: An occasional marriage; Chapter 4: To Van Dieman's Land; Chapter 5: The governor's lady; Chapter 6: The home front; Picture section; Chapter 7: Female convicts; Chapter 8: Improving the colony; Chapter 9: The Aborigines; Picture section; Chapter 10: Mount Wellington, Sydney and beyond; Chapter 11: Three women's lives; Chapter 12: The political question; Chapter 13: Jane Franklin v. John Montagu; Chapter 14: John Franklin disappears
- Chapter 15: Jane Franklin's SearchChapter 16: Family upsets; Chapter 17: Victory; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Subjects
- Women explorers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
- Explorers' spouses -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
- Women -- Australia -- History.
- Governors' spouses -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- 19th century.
- Women travelers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
- Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
- Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
- Tasmania -- History -- 1803-1900 -- Biography.
- Franklin, Jane, 1791-1875.
- Franklin, John, 1786-1847.