Alan Sharpe

Alan Sharpe

Alan Sharpe is an Australian author, specialising in history.

Born in London, England he served in the Royal Navy and has compiled a legal history of the service.

Bibliography

* "Nostalgia Australia"
* "Shark Down Under"
* "Australian Crimes: A historic casebook"
* "Colonial New South Wales 1853-1894" (Harper & Row, 1979) ISBN 0-06-312034-8


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