Joseph Banks : a life
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Joseph Banks : a life
University of Chicago Press, 1997, c1987
University of Chicago Press ed
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Originally published: London : C. Harvill, 1987
Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-321) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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
目次
Preface 1: Origins. Education. Botany 2: Newfoundland and Labrador 3: The Royal Society. Solander. the Endeavour Voyage 4: Tahiti and the Transit of Venus 5: New Zealand. Botany Bay and the Great Barrier Reef 6: Home Again. Resolution. Iceland 7: The Great Florilegium. Omai. Soho Square 8: President of the Royal Society. Marriage. the King and Kew. Botany Bay 9: HM's Sheep. Plant Collectors. Bligh and Bounty. Revolution in France 10: War. New South Wales. the Privy Council 11: Trouble in Sydney and Iceland. Declining Health. the End 12: His Will, and some Letters Notes Bibliography Index
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