{"product_id":"the-botanical-adventures-of-joseph-banks-9781842467152","title":"The Botanical Adventures of Joseph Banks","description":"Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820)--the unofficial first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew--was a peerless scientific adventurer and pioneer. Not only did he reveal the floral wonders of the South Pacific, New Zealand, and Australia to European eyes, but he set Kew Gardens on its path to becoming the world's foremost botanic garden, bringing in a wealth of rare and useful plants with far-reaching impact. He helped to raise botanical science to new heights and brought many new beautiful plants to Britain, which we now take for granted in our gardens. Quite simply, no one before or after Banks has had such influence in the sphere of botany. \u003cbr\u003e ​ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Botanical Adventures of Joseph Banks\u003c\/i\u003e is an unprecedented look at Banks's botanical life, providing a breezy and entertaining history of his invaluable contributions by highlighting a selection of the intriguing objects, books, and plants from the collections at Kew Gardens--the place he held dear all his life. Banks had a hand in some of Britain's most well-known historical expeditions, including James Cook's \u003ci\u003eEndeavour \u003c\/i\u003evoyages in the Pacific and William Bligh's \u003ci\u003eBounty\u003c\/i\u003e, and the book lavishly showcases his nautical adventures as well as his dedication to botany with art, photos, and engravings from Kew's collections. Published to coincide with the bicentennial anniversary of his death, \u003ci\u003eThe Botanical Adventures of Joseph Banks\u003c\/i\u003e is a colorful introduction to a one-of-a-kind figure in British history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Royal Botanic Gardens Kew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781842467152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Christina Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36669601448092,"sku":"9781842467152","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cc8ab542-8473-4156-9196-3c3971c5afa0.jpg?v=1603920578","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-botanical-adventures-of-joseph-banks-9781842467152","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}