Banks / Grantlee Kieza.
Publication details: Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2020.Description: 485 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), colour map, portraits (some colour) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780733340505
- 0733340504
- 9780733340512
- Banks : lust, science, adventure - Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery
- Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
- Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820 -- Travel
- Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820
- Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 -- Travel
- Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820 -- Travel
- Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
- Biographies
- Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Botany -- Oceania
- Natural history
- Scientific expeditions
- Botanists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Botanists -- England -- Biography
- Naturalists -- England -- Biography
- Explorers -- England -- Biography
- Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Australia -- Discovery and exploration
- Pacific Area -- Discovery and exploration
- 508.092 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 508.092 KIE | Available | 062249 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sir Joseph Banks was a larger-than-life character best known for his promotion of science. In 1768 Banks joined Captain James Cook's expedition to the South Pacific. The 30,000 specimens he brought back generated enormous interest, as did the sometimes racy written account of the journey, which chronicled his frequent amorous exploits. Banks' passion for the new and unusual flora of Australia led him to recommend Botany Bay to parliament as an excellent place for a penal settlement, despite the fact the soil was poor and there was no fresh running water, but he later became the foremost expert on everything Australian. By award-winning bestselling writer Grantlee Kieza, Banks is a rich and rollicking biography of one of Britain's most colourful and successful scientists.
