Ill-starred Captains: Flinders and Baudin. (Book Reviews).(Review) From: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society | Date: December 1, 2001| Author: Duyker, Edward | COPYRIGHT 2001 Royal Australian Historical Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Anthony J. Brown, Ill-starred Captains: Flinders and Baudin, Adelaide, 2000, Crawford House; ISBN 1 86333 192 1. Hardback, 34 colour and 24 b&w illustrations, 13 charts, pp. 512, notes, appendices, index; RRP $49.95 (including GST).

This is an unusual historical work in that it weaves accounts of two major voyages of exploration on the Australian coast into one coherent narrative. In his preface Anthony Brown informs his readers that the inspiration for this approach cam...

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