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Peter fitzsimons with a gruesome tale from australias maritime history, taken from abc conversations with richard fidler. Batavia, peter fitzsimons shop online for books in new. Batavia by peter fitzsimons paperback, 2012 for sale. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Thursday 31 march 2011 peter fitzsimons describes the. Batavia, by peter fitzsimons, is simply one of the best books i have ever read. If you enjoy reading a thrilling adventure, you will love this book.
The shipwreck of the batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the worlds first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derringdo of seafaring adventure, mutiny, shipwreck, love, lust, bloodlust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign. Fishpond new zealand, batavia by peter fitzsimonsbuy. Peter fitzsimons has 51 books on goodreads with 23345 ratings. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Batavia, peter fitzsimons shop online for books in new zealand. Australia activates emergency virus plan as spanish hotel goes into lockdown. Being dutch, living in surabaya and counting australians among my new friends. Peter fitzsimons uses the first half of his book to familiarise the reader with the wasted carnage that had been up to this point the military tacticians method of waging trench warfare. I read it in kalbarri in western australia, not far from the wreck site. Peter fitzsimons, born in peats ridge, new south wales, 29 june, 1961, is a former wallabies rugby union player. The book is billed as a seafaring adventure full of mutiny, love, lust, criminality, slavery and the birth of the worlds first corporation as th screentime executive chairman des monaghan said in a statement.
Buy batavia by peter fitzsimons from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. Born on a farm in nsws central coast, peter fitzsimons attended knox grammar school in sydney before accepting an american. And when if i get the new one well, i can hardly wait. Peter fitzsimons with a gruesome tale from australias. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Hartog and his pewter dish, few australians are familiar with the momentous events that occurred on the sinking of the batavia. The shipwreck of the batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the worlds first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derringdo of seafaring adventure, mutiny, shipwreck, love, lust, bloodlust.
Peter fitzsimons has filled the gaps in the historical accounts of the batavia shipwreck in a way that is seamless to the reader listener and that shows respect to the people who suffered in this tragedy. It also brought to light the fact that europeans came to australia before the first fleet landing in 1788. Peter fitzsimons is a wellrespected columnist for the sydney morning herald and sunherald, speaks four languages, has played rugby for australia, cohosted radio shows with mike carlton and doug mulray, interviewed famous people around the globe from george bush to diego maradona, is the chair of the australian. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Peter fitzsimons new battle book spurs war of words the.
When i first learned peter fitzsimons had a weighty creative nonfiction tome. Peter fitzsimons tells the gruesome true story of shipwreck, sex, slavery and mass murder that is the batavia. This book is an exciting read for those interested in european. Batavia is the greatest story in australias history and history comes to life with peter fitzsimons. Peter is the author of over 20 books including tobruk, kokoda, batavia, mawson and the ice men of the heroic age and biographies of nancy wake. View the profiles of people named peter fitzsimons.
Booktopia peter fitzsimons books on the booktopia peter. Peter fitzsimons is a journalist with the sydney morning heraldand sunherald, and a busy events and motivational speaker. He is a former national representative rugby union player and has been the chair of the australian republic movement since 2015. When i first learned peter fitzsimons had a weighty creative nonfiction tome coming out on the batavia, i didnt know whether to groan or cheer.
Described by author peter fitzsimons as a true adults only version of lord of the flies, meeting nightmare on elm street, the story is set in 1629, when the pride of the dutch east india company, the batavia, is on its maiden voyage en route from amsterdam to the dutch east indies, laden down with the greatest treasure to leave holland. Peter fitzsimons talks about his latest book, batavia youtube. Peter fitzsimons books online qbd books australias. Batavia is the greatest story in australia s history and history comes to life with peter fitzsimons.
In october 1628 the new flagship and pride of the east india company, the batavia, left the netherlands on its maiden voyage to the spice islands. Fitzsimons grew up in peats ridge, in the central coast of new south wales. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Peter john fitzsimons am born 29 june 1961 is an australian author, journalist, radio and television presenter. On june 2011 fitzsimons was named a member of the order of australia for service to literature as a biographer, sports journalist and commentator, and to the community through contributions to conservation, disability care, social welfare and sporting organisations references a b player profile of peter fitzsimons. So, there you have it 5 books by peter fitzsimons well worth your time. He is the author of over twentyseven books, including tobruk, kokoda, batavia, eureka, ned kelly, gallipoli and biographies of. He is the author of over twentyseven books, including tobruk, kokoda, batavia, eureka, ned kelly, gallipoliand biographies of douglas mawson, nancy wake, kim beazley, nick farrjones, les darcy, steve waugh and john eales, and is one of australias biggest selling non. The clues to fitzsimons exceptionalism are all there in the background and acknowledgements section of his gallipoli. Of course, there is an exception to the rule that to be worth reading a new book should reveal fresh findings. Peter fitzsimons, through extensive research has written an absorbing account of the tragic events that took place on australias western coast with the wreck of the batavia. I bought this book because i wanted to read a peter. As he says in the forward he completed a piece jigsaw with. Peter fitzsimons is a journalist with the sydney morning herald and sunherald, and a busy events and motivational speaker he is the author of over twentyseven books, including tobruk, kokoda, batavia, eureka, ned kelly, gallipoli and biographies of douglas mawson, nancy wake kim beazley nick farrjones les darcy, steve waugh and john eales, and is one of.
Peter fitzsimons is a journalist with the sydney morning herald and sunherald, and a busy events and motivational speaker. Peter fitzsimons has 51 books on goodreads with 23381 ratings. Born on a farm in nsws central coast, peter fitzsimons attended knox grammar school in sydney before accepting an american field service scholarship to live in ohio for a year. Peter fitzsimons books list of books by author peter. This is a stunning book, a compelling look at a piece of history that has passed by and maybe should be remembered. Peter fitzsimons talks about his latest book, batavia. Join facebook to connect with peter fitzsimons and others you may know. Batavia by peter fitzsimons penguin books new zealand. Peter fitzsimons he is also a regular tv commentator, a former radio presenter very successfully, with mike carlton on radio 2ue and is also a former national representative rugby union player. If you are interested in australian history, even just a little bit, you will thoroughly enjoy this book and may even learn something. Batavia by peter fitzsimons meet your next favorite book. Though dramatised, it is still hard to believe the utter evil that occurred during this disaster on the shores of western australia. Peter fitzsimons the shipwreck of the batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the worlds first corporation, the brutality of. Batavia by peter fitzsimons penguin books australia.
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