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Joseph Banks: A Life Book

Joseph Banks - A Life : Paperback : The University of Chicago Press : 9780226616285 : 0226616282 : 08 Dec 1997 : The story of Joseph Banks, the maritime explorer and co-founder of Australia, this book reveals Banks to be a major figure in the history of natural science. Describing his arduous three-year voyage on the ship "Endeavour"", it provides a graphic account of life in this wooden world."Read More

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    Joseph Banks (1743-1820) led a life of great adventure. As a naturalist, he accompanied Captain James Cook on expeditions to Australia and Tahiti, where he cataloged new species of plants and animals; as an explorer, he helped chart sea passages along the coast of Canada to the Arctic. He was also at the center of power in his time, enjoying an on-again, off-again friendship with King George III and cultivating acquaintances with the leading scientists and statesmen of his time. Patrick O'Brian, well known for his captivating seafaring novels, brings dramatic flair to retelling the incidents of Banks's life, which are closely tied to the expansion of the British empire.

  • Product Description

    One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. O'Brian's biography of naturalist, explorer, and cofounder of Australia, Joseph Banks, is narrative history at its finest. It reveals Banks to be a man of enduring importance, and establishes itself as a classic of exploration. 6 line drawings, 2 maps, 6 halftones.

  • 0226616282
  • 9780226616285
  • P O'Brian
  • 13 November 1997
  • Chicago University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 330
  • University of Chicago Press Ed
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