The Life of Matthew Flinders

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Miriam Estensen

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Allen & Unwin
01 October 2003

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Geographical discovery & exploration

'In Estensen, Flinders has at last found his Boswell.'

Paul Brunton, The Weekend Australian

Estensen's book is a work of painstaking scholarship, worn lightly

it will be an enduring contribution to Australian history.'

Gillian Dooley, Australian Book Review

Estensen gives us the ups and downs of the man in the commander's jacket. She has taken an 18th century mariner and made a 21st century man of him.' Martin Terry, Sydney Morning Herald

In 1790, a stubborn sixteen-year-old defied his father and went to sea. Here began the remarkable career of Matthew Flinders R.N., a career that ended in his fortieth year just days after the publication of A Voyage to Terra Australis, his life's work detailing his epic voyage of circumnavigation of the Great South Land.

The Life of Matthew Flinders is a story of persistence and audacious risk-taking, driving ambition and frustration, obstinate determination and doubt. It is a richly detailed account of tragedy and short-lived triumph, of exile on an enemy island, of love thwarted and a painful early death. It is also the story of a man who became one of the great navigators of the nineteenth century, an adventurer who left an indelible mark on a continent and a nation.

By: Miriam Estensen
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 858g
ISBN: 9781741141528
ISBN 10: 1741141524
Pages: 568
Publication Date: 01 October 2003
Recommended Age: From
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Life of Matthew Flinders

A memorable book that seamlessly welds history, geopolitics, adventure, travel and natural history to tell of civilization's imaginative and physical forays into the mapmaker's southern 'Terra Incognita.'