{"product_id":"joseph-banks-a-life-9780226616285","title":"Joseph Banks: A Life","description":"One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's biography of naturalist, explorer and co-founder of Australia, Joseph Banks, is narrative history at its finest. Published to rave reviews, it reveals Banks to be a man of enduring importance, and establishes itself as a classic of exploration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is in his description of that arduous three-year voyage  on the ship Endeavor] that Mr. O'Brian is at his most brilliant. . . . He makes us understand what life within this wooden world was like, with its 94 male souls, two dogs, a cat and a goat.--Linda Colley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn absorbing, finely written overview, meant for the general reader, of a major figure in the history of natural science.--Frank Stewart, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is] the definitive biography of an extraordinary subject.--Robert Taylor, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis skill at narrative and his extensive knowledge of the maritime history . . . give him a definite leg up in telling this . . . story.--Tom Clark, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226616285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.58w x 0.74d","brand":"Patrick O'Brian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635217395868,"sku":"9780226616285","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_63ef8fe2-b2d5-4072-9571-c900aba5a631.jpg?v=1603838904","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/joseph-banks-a-life-9780226616285","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}