Flinders, 9780733637384
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Charting a continent, facing peril, loving deeply, lost too soon.
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Flinders

the man who mapped australia

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    28 November 2016

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Summary

Flinders: Charting a Continent, Enduring a Legend

Shipwrecks, storms, death, and danger – Matthew Flinders encountered it all on his courageous quest to circumnavigate and chart the treacherous Terra Australis coastline.

From the drama of epic voyages and devastating shipwrecks, his part in the naming of Australia, his cruel imprisonment by the French on Mauritius for six long and harrowing years, the heartbreaking separation from his beloved wife, and the comfort he got fro…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733637384
ISBN-10:0733637388
Author:Rob Mundle
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:28 November 2016
Weight:312g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 30mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘This book has it all - adventure, romance and tension.’

‘This book has it all adventure, romance and tension.’ - Sunshine Coast Sunday

‘A drama of adventure and shipwreck’ - Sun Herald, Sydney

‘Rob Mundle is a master of the maritime narrative’ - Sunday Age

‘The remarkable Flinders, who ranks with Cook and Bligh as one of the great seafarers of the era’ - Herald Sun, Melbourne

About The Author

Rob Mundle

Rob Mundle is a bestselling author, journalist and competitive yachtsman whose family heritage is with the sea, dating back to his great-great grandfather who was the master of square riggers.

For over forty years Rob has combined his passions for sailing and writing. He has written thirteen books, reported on more than thirty Sydney to Hobarts (and competed in three), and covered seven America’s Cups, four Olympics and numerous international events. He is the winner of many sailing championships, and a regular competitor in local and international contests, and has sailed everything from sailboards and 18-foot skiffs through to supermaxi yachts and offshore multihulls.

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