Ill-Starred Captains: Flinders and Baudin

by Anthony Brown

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About the Book

‘[Anthony Brown’s] ingenious interweaving of the tales of these two very different expeditions brings the story of Australia’s exploration to life in a riveting and insightful new narrative’ — Tim Flannery.

Amid the Napoleonic Wars, France and Britain launched rival voyages of discovery to the Antipodes. Led by the outstanding naval captains Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, these expeditions were seen as vital for gathering geographical and scientific knowledge, yet both expeditions ended in personal disaster for their commanders. Drawing extensively on original eye witness accounts, logs and journals, Ill-Starred Captains brings to life the tragic histories of the two men for whom ‘Fortune had changed seemingly beyond recall, from smiling goddess to right whore.’

Categories

Biography & Autobiography, History, Award Winning

Publication Year

2008

Edition

3rd

Publisher

Fremantle Press

Awards

Runner-up, Australian Maritime History Book Prize, 2003

ISBN13

9781921361296

HB/PB

Paperback

Format

B Format (192mm x 128mm)

Pages

512

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