- Title:
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Banks
- Written by:
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Grantlee Kieza
- Read by:
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Patrick Harvey
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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12
- Duration:
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14 hours 17 minutes
- Published:
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November 05 2020
- Available Date:
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November 05 2020
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781867502050
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Australian; Biography
- Publisher:
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ABC Audio
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#1 bestselling author
Award winning author
Shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards 2021
By award-winning bestselling writer Grantlee Kieza, Banks is a rich and rollicking biography of one of Britain's most colourful and successful scientists.
Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with beautiful women was only trumped by his obsession with the natural world and his lust for scientific knowledge.
Fabulously wealthy, Banks was the driving force behind monumental voyages and scientific discoveries in Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and the Arctic. In 1768, as a galivanting young playboy, he joined Captain James Cook’s Endeavour expedition to the South Pacific. Financing his own team of scientists and artists, Banks battled high seas, hailstorms, treacherous coral reefs and hostile locals to expand the world’s knowledge of life on distant shores. He returned with thousands of specimens of plants and animals, generating enormous interest in Europe, while the racy accounts of his amorous adventures in Tahiti made him one of the most famous and notorious men in England.
By award-winning bestselling writer Grantlee Kieza, Banks is a rich and rollicking biography of one of the most colourful and intriguing characters in the history of exploration.