An economic and social history of early New South Wales, told through the life stories of pioneer 19th century horsemen. Traces the origin and development of th

With the judgement of death, for horse theft in Wales, hanging over his head Hugh Hughes is mercifully transported to New South Wales in 1830 for 14 years. His

This book is the first to explore the deep and lasting impacts of the largest colonial trading company, the British East India Company on the natural environmen

In 1838, Dr Alexander Skinner leaves Scotland for Australia to make his fortune. He had met Scots whose families owned sugar plantations in the West Indies and

A new interpretation of imperialism and environmental change, and the anxieties imperialism generated through environmental transformation and interaction with