The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia by David Hill

The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia

David Hill

400 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced

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The thrilling race between Frenchman Nicolas Baudin and Englishman Matthew Flinders to chart the map of AustraliaOn the afternoon of April 8, 1802, in the remote southern ocean, two explorers had a remarkable chance encounter. Englishman Matthew F...

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