1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia

'James Boyce tells the true history of this country with rare clarity and an eye for the essential that never fails.' —David Marr

With the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In three years more land – and more people – was conquered than in the preceding fifty.

In 1835 James Boyce brings this pivotal moment to life. He traces the power plays in Hobart, Sydney and London, and ...