Joseph Banks: A Life
by Patrick O'Brian
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Author: Patrick O'BrianEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-12-08
ISBN: 0226616282
Number of pages: 330
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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Book Review: An Interesting Piece of Work, But...
Summary: 4 Stars
I, on the other hand, have never read any of the Aubrey & Maturin books, but I'm extremely interested in the Cook expeditions of which Banks played so much a part. I think it must be because I can see Banks Island right outside my window. Anyway, I must say that, after reading this book, I was prepared to believe Banks walked on water. Founder of modern botany (and modern science generally), explorer, developer of Kew and on and on. Certainly one of the giants of British naval exploration.Alas! Cook biographers have been a little less kind to Banks. While often portrayed as a hard driving scientist, he has also been portrayed as a bit of an upper-class twit, always petulent and silly. Which is it? Probably somewhere in the middle. Read this book, but keep an open mind about the hagiography!
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