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Joseph Banks: A Life

Name: Joseph Banks: A Life
Brand: University of Chicago Press
SKU: 9780226616285
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Contributors:

Patrick O'Brian

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Biography & Autobiography, History

Book Subcategory:

Historical, Europe

Book Topic:

Great Britain

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Release Date:

1997-12-08

ISBN 13:

9780226616285

Weight:

0.86 lbs

Size:

8.42 x 5.58 x 0.74 inches

Pages:

330

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One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's biography of naturalist, explorer and co-founder of Australia, Joseph Banks, is narrative history at its finest. Published to rave reviews, it reveals Banks to be a man of enduring importance, and establishes itself as a classic of exploration.

"It is in his description of that arduous three-year voyage [on the ship Endeavor] that Mr. O'Brian is at his most brilliant. . . . He makes us understand what life within this wooden world was like, with its 94 male souls, two dogs, a cat and a goat."-Linda Colley, New York Times

"An absorbing, finely written overview, meant for the general reader, of a major figure in the history of natural science."-Frank Stewart, Los Angeles Times

"[This book is] the definitive biography of an extraordinary subject."-Robert Taylor, Boston Globe

"His skill at narrative and his extensive knowledge of the maritime history . . . give him a definite leg up in telling this . . . story."-Tom Clark, San Francisco Chronicle

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