{"product_id":"joseph-banks-a-life","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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"An 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[This book is] the definitive biography of an extraordinary subject.\"—Robert Taylor, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"His 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","brand":"Outliers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52942108000567,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/3633\/0295\/files\/18391133482268.jpg?v=1788386735","url":"https:\/\/outliersbooks.shop\/products\/joseph-banks-a-life","provider":"Outliers Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}