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Joseph Banks

Joseph Banks Social Sciences

Joseph Banks

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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

Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
330
Release Date:
1997-12-08
Publication Date:
1997-12-08
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
02266162820226525287
ISBN13:
9780226616285
Weight:
413 g
Height:
142 cm
Width:
214 cm
Thickness:
19 cm

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