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Book Review : A Tale of Ambition and Unrealised Hope: John Montagu and Sir John Franklin by Craig Joel

Roe, M 2012 , 'Book Review : A Tale of Ambition and Unrealised Hope: John Montagu and Sir John Franklin by Craig Joel' , Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, vol. 146 , pp. 95-96 , doi: https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.146.95.

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Abstract

The clash between Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant-Governor
of Van Diemen’s Land 1837–1843, and his ranking
bureaucrat, Colonial Secretary John Montagu, has a long
and distinguished historiography. Joel's book is reviewd by Michael Roe,author and historian, and was formerly
Professor of History at the University of Tasmania from 1975 to
1996. He has a particular interest in Tasmanian history. He is
the recipient of The Royal Society of Tasmania Medal for 2009.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Roe, M
Keywords: Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, Franklin, Montagu
Journal or Publication Title: Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
ISSN: 0080-4703
DOI / ID Number: https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.146.95
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