Excerpt from Admiral Phillip: The Founding of New South Wales It ought not to lack interest on this account; for it tells the story of the beginning of Greater Britain in the South. Of the personality of Phillip, as we have said, little is really known. He was an obscure naval captain selected by the Govern ment of the time to establish a penal settle ment at the other side of the world. He landed on the shores of a country which, to all his companions, appeared a most forbid ding and unpromising land - one that would never be worth anything to anyone.' Phillip, a few months after his arrival, wrote to Eng land to assure his superiors that it would prove the most valuable acquisition Great Britain ever made.' For these prophetic words alone, the man who uttered them, so far as we can come to a knowledge of him, is worth knowing. Such an understanding of his character as can be gathered by industry of research, this book endeavours to furnish. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.