Looking For La Pérouse
D'Entrecasteaux in Australia and South Pacific 1792-1793
$77.24
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
1 September 1992
Summary
Fascinating account of the voyage of d’Entrecasteaux commissioned by the French Revolutionary National Assembly in search of the missing explorer La Perouse.In the third year of the French Revolution the National Assembly sent the d’Entrecasteaux expedition to the Pacific to search for the missing explorer La Perouse. Like the nation itself the expedition was divided by politics; there were both republicans and monarchists aboard. And besides servicemen there were civilians-the naturalists, w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522847581 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522847587 |
| Author: | Frank Horner |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 September 1992 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 152mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Frank Horner
Frank Horner is the author of The French Reconnaissance, the non-fiction selection for the Fellowship of Australian Writers’ Barbara Ramsden Award in 1987. Dr Horner holds degrees from Sydney and London, and worked for many years in the Australian Bureau of Statistics. He served during World War II as a naval officer in small ships, mainly in New Guinea waters.
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