TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kieza,Grantlee
TI  - Banks
SN  - 9780733340505
U1  - 508.092 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Sydney, N.S.W.
PB  - ABC Books
KW  - Banks, Joseph,
KW  - Botanists
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Biography
KW  - Naturalists
KW  - Botany
KW  - Oceania
KW  - Natural history
KW  - Scientific expeditions
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "Lust, science, adventure - Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery" --cover; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
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