Bligh, Macarthur and the Rum Rebellion, by Ross Fitzgerald, Mark Hearn.  On 26 January 1808 Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston, Commander of the New South Wales Corps, led 400 armed soldiers up Bridge Street Sydney to dispose Governor William Bligh, in what became known as the Rum Rebellion. It was the only armed coup d'etat in Australian history. It was the culmination of a bitter dispute that had raged between Bligh and the wealthy citizenry and military administrator of the young colony, and it was masterminded by the soldier and entrepreneur John Macarthur. Bligh, Macarthur and the Rum Rebellion is an even handed examination of the causes of the Rum Rebellion, the roles played by its key participants, and the subsequent historical debate. It provides an unromantic portrayal of William Bligh but it also indicates the manner in which Bligh consistently moved to defend the interests of the colony's poorest citizens against the narrow interest of the civilian elite and the military. 

Medium Format Softcover, published by Kangaroo Press, published in 1988 (originally published in 1988), 144 pages, condition is good, browning to inside covers and facing pages.

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