Bibliograph

Banks, Grantlee Kieza

Type

Label

Banks, Grantlee Kieza

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Banks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Grantlee Kieza

Summary

Explorer, naturalist and president of Britain's Royal Society, 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. This is a rich and rollicking biography of one of Britain's most colourful and successful scientists

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Banks, lust, science, adventure - Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery

Classification