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James Stirling: Admiral And Founding Governor Of Western Australia SignedStock informationGeneral Fields
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Local DescriptionUWAP, 2003. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by a small spot on the fore edge and a previous owners name sticker on the front free endpaper. The d/w is very good with light shelf rubbing only. This copy has been inscribed and SIGNED by the author. Scans available if required. DescriptionMan of action, naval officer, able administrator, skilled diplomatJames Stirlings distinguished and multi-faceted career carried him to the four corners of the nineteenth-century world. This ambitious biography, seven years in the making, breaks new ground in documenting fully Stirlings path from birth into one of Scotlands oldest families, through to founder and Governor of the Swan River Colony and, ultimately, to Admiral and British naval chief in East Asia. |