Edward Eyre
Edward Eyre
About this book
Edward Eyre, the mid-19th century explorer, colonial administrator, and later colonial governor, is remembered as the enlightened defender of Aboriginal rights in Australia, and as the reviled 'butcher of Jamaica' in England and the Caribbean. This book explores Eyre's life and works, and the imperial obligations that framed his administrations.
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- OL Work ID
- OL37815789W
Subjects
Eyre, edward john, 1815-1901Aboriginal australians, government relationsColonies, administrationExplorersAustralia, biographyGreat britain, politics and government, 19th centuryGreat britain, history, 19th centuryGreat britain, biographyNew zealand, biographyColonial administratorsBiographyColoniesHistoryPolitics and governmentIndigenous peoples