Joseph Banks: A Life Paperback - 1997
by O'Brian, Patrick
- Used
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.
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Details
- Title Joseph Banks: A Life
- Author O'Brian, Patrick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 330
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Date 1997-12-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # P14S-01590
- ISBN 9780226616285 / 0226616282
- Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.42 x 5.58 x 0.74 in (21.39 x 14.17 x 1.88 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Naturalists - Great Britain - Biography, Explorers - Great Britain - Biography
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97024475
- Dewey Decimal Code B
