

An edition of Joseph Banks, a life (1987)
a life
By Patrick O'Brian
Publish Date
1988
Publisher
Collins Harvill
Language
eng
Pages
328
Description:
This biography of Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia's founding fathers, draws on much hitherto unpublished material. He emerges here as a warm-hearted enthusiast whose legacy survives in the development of the Australian continent.
subjects: England, Biography, Botanists, Explorers, Naturalists, Banks, joseph, 1743-1820, Botanists, biography, Scientists
People: Joseph Banks Sir (1743-1820)
Places: Great Britain