Australian Navigators: Picking Up Shells and Catching Butterflies in an Age of Revolution - Softcover
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Why, in the closing decades of the 1700s, one of the bloodiest periods in European history, did sailors from the warring nations of Britain and France come to this far-flung corner of the world in an attempt to chart coastlines in the Pacific, including Australia? Why engage in such a dangerous and potentially unrewarding task when a much greater reward might be had fighting wars and sharing the rewards of glory, promotion and prize money? Mortality on these sea journeys was high. Very few of the French navigators survived their first major expedition to the Pacific, and very few of the British commanded more than one. Only one, William Bligh, ever achieved what could be regarded as comfortable retirement. A great deal has been written about many of these navigators - Bouganville, Cook, Bligh, Bass, Baudin and Flinders - often in weighty volumes. This book does not try to emulate such efforts. Instead it seeks to address the spirit of the era, to examine afresh the personal ambitions of these navigators, the quite often different goals of their political patrons and backers, and the reasons why they did or did not succeed. In portraying their frailty and their tenacity author Robert Tiley has produced a fascinating study of lives as relevant now as they were then.
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About the Author
Robert Tiley lives in Gladesville, Sydney, with his wife and children. His passion for antique books and maps that define Australia's development and history has led him to write Australian Navigators, his first book.
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Softcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Why, in the closing decades of the 1700s, one of the bloodiest periods in European history, did sailors from the warring nations of Britain and France come to this far-flung corner of the world in an attempt to chart coastlines in the Pacific, including Australia? Why engage in such a dangerous and potentially unrewarding task when a much greater reward might be had fighting wars and sharing the rewards of glory, promotion and prize money? Mortality on these sea journeys was high. Very few of the French navigators survived their first major expedition to the Pacific, and very few of the British commanded more than one. Only one, William Bligh, ever achieved what could be regarded as comfortable retirement. A great deal has been written about many of these navigators - Bouganville, Cook, Bligh, Bass, Baudin and Flinders - often in weighty volumes. This book does not try to emulate such efforts. Instead it seeks to address the spirit of the era, to examine afresh the personal ambitions of these navigators, the quite often different goals of their political patrons and backers, and the reasons why they did or did not succeed. In portraying their frailty and their tenacity author Robert Tiley has produced a fascinating study of lives as relevant now as they were then. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Boards are very bowed. It appears as though this book was completely soaked at one point. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Heavily shelf worn. Badly faded due to exposure to sunlight. Large crease(s) in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123648357
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Australian Navigators: Picking Up Shells and Catching Butterflies in an Age of Revolution
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AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATORS - Picking up Shells and Catching Butterflies in an Age of Revolution
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1st Ed. XI, 244 PP with 29 head pieces, 8 charts and 17 maps, plus 8 pages with 15 b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Repaired tear on the free fly of the front endpaper, signs of old water damage on the lower margin of the verso of front cover and the first 6 and the last 18 pages (not affecting text). Very good copy. 23.5 x 18. De Surville, Du Fresne, Saint Allouarn, Bougainville, Cook, Lapérouse, Bruny d'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Matthew Flinders. Seller Inventory # 74726
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Australian Navigators: Picking Up Shells and Catching Butterflies in an Age of Revolution Tiley, Robert
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Like New 2002 Kangaroo Press First Edition. Large format paperback 9½" x 7¼". It has xi + 243 pages. and is very well illustrated with b/w photographs, colour plates and maps. Excellent condition. Like New. Seller Inventory # 19737
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. IN THE MID 1700'S AUSTRALIA WAS A LARGELY FORGOTTEN CURIOSITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. THEN CAME THE AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATORS. WITHIN A 40 YEAR SPAN, ONE OF THE BLOODIEST IN EUROPEAN HISTORY, LEGENDARY EXPLORERS INCLUDING D'ENTRECASTEAUX, COOK, MARION, BLIGH, BASS, BAUDIN AND FLINDERS UNDERTOOK THE PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF EXPLORATION TO THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT.DANGEROUS ? YES, OF THE ABOVE LISTED ONLY BLIGH SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO RETIRE. Seller Inventory # 008692
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Australian navigators : picking up shells and catching butterflies in an age of revolution
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First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xi, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Explorers - Australia. Australia - Discovery and exploration. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 300103
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Australian Navigators: Picking Up Shells and Catching Butterflies in an Age of Revolution by Robert Tiley
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Top foredge is sunned. Interior and binding are still very good. Within 40 years, one of the bloodiest in European history, legendary explorers, including Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, James Cook, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, William Bligh, George Bass, Nicolas Baudin, and Matthew Flinders, undertook the perilous journeys of exploration to the southern continent. In this intriguing book, Robert Tiley examines the roots of this era in war-torn Europe and the complex aims of the backers who supported and promoted these expeditions. Seller Inventory # 010623
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