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French-British Rivalry in the Southern Oceans <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Noelene Bloomfield<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Une traduction fran\u00e7aise de notre Almost a French Australia, publi\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019origine en 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A French translation of our\u00a0Almost a French Australia<\/em>, originally published in 2012. This handsome colourful book tells the story of the intrepid French explorers who charted and named many regions, laid claim to the West Coast and, but for upheavals back in Europe, could have established a French colony in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Noelene Bloomfield<\/a> lives in Perth and is a highly respected scholar specialising in French maritime history. She lectured in the US and Australia, including several decades at the University of Western Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ISBN 9781920831578 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

275mm x 208mm, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

192pp, Hardback <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RRP: $49.95<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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