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Flinders: The Man Who Mapped Australia Kindle Edition

by Rob Mundle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map.

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 from his loyal cat, Trim; to his tragic death at just forty.

This is a gripping adventure biography that details the life of Flinders, a true hero whose name is forever woven into the fabric of Australian history.

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    October 30, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GVFLLNI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Australia (October 30, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5563 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 516 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Alison
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read.
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2017
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We Australians know about Flinders, right? He circumnavigated Australia and identified it as a continent - right? But I found there was much more to learn about this navigator than we learnt at school. As a seaman of renown himself, the author expertly takes us along on Flinders' voyages, highlighting his skill in a way that every reader will enjoy. A great read for Australian history lovers .. ....and even those who don't think they are!
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Dennis Rutzou
4.0 out of 5 stars Mundle is a master of his craft and my only fear is that he will run out of great characters of Australian maritime history to w
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2015
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A superb story of an outstanding explorer told by a master story teller of the sea. It is to Flinders that we owe for the word Australia and due to the vagaries of early the hazards of travelling by ship in that era a life that ended all to soon.
Mundle is a master of his craft and my only fear is that he will run out of great characters of Australian maritime history to write about.
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Paul Milazzo
5.0 out of 5 stars An easy to read book and worth reading to anyone interested ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2014
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Well written story of the mapping by Flinders of the Australian continent. An easy to read book and worth reading to anyone interested in early Australian History and of the challenges of sailing. The logistics of doing business in the late 18th century were truly amazing. Flinder's hand sketched maps are so close to what we know them to be today. The book does an excellent job of explaining how sailors looked after their boats and crew in great detail.
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Alan Pears
4.0 out of 5 stars Flinders
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2013
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Well researched and written. An easy read which covers the subject well and gives an insight into many of the geographical areas and names of places that we know so well. It also portrays the extreme difficilties encountered by our early explorers and the difficulty in maritime navigation that we now take for granted with modern maps and technology
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Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, I loved it
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013
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A really great book about a really great explorer. I'm impressed by the huge amount of information that the author had found on Flinders. I'm so pleased I decided read it.
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William L. Rowe
3.0 out of 5 stars Early exploration of Alustralia
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020
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The book explains the early history of Australia. The details of his exploration are hard to follow in detail, not having crafts, not maps, of the area. I skimmed many of excerpts from letters and official documents.
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Chris Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story about Flinders
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2014
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The book on Flinders was well written and very interesting. It gave a detailed view of a very amazing man.
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john dalton
4.0 out of 5 stars Flinders a very clever man
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2014
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Well researched well written and very readable. I read this book whilst checking the places he named and discovered on Google earth. This helped to understand how difficult his works were to achieve
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and we'll written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2019
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I enjoyed this book and learning about early Australian history. Although the author heaps praise on Flinders, my take on Flinders is slightly less glowing. Notwithstanding his amazing achievements inc circumnavigation of Australia, I thought that some of his decision making throughout his endeavours could be found to be wanting. No doubt a great man nonetheless.
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Ron Bishop
5.0 out of 5 stars Book on early navigation around Australia
Reviewed in Australia on November 27, 2023
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James
4.0 out of 5 stars What a life, what dedication - put Australia on the map!
Reviewed in Australia on July 8, 2022
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Rob Mundle really knows his seafaring and does a fine job describing Flinders usually understated achievements.

The highlights of the book are the passages when he outlines the explorers' experiences in often tiny seacraft seeing our coast upclose for the first time through European eyes. Wonderful looking back at the many familar ports and coastal features discovered by Flinders and Bass.

There are many naval mishaps to keep the story alive but the ultimate fate of the two protagonists is rather sad and still under recognised by most of my countrymen and women.
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M. K. Delarue
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2016
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Good biography of a very interesting explorer/navigator - Flinders sailed with Captain Bligh who in turn had sailed with Captain Cook and between them they mapped Australia and New Zealand in such detail they would be usable today. Mariners from our Golden Age- An excellent read-
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Gordon Johnstone
5.0 out of 5 stars Tells the real story
Reviewed in Australia on May 13, 2023
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Having heard about the discovery of his grave site, I was looking to find out his life story...this book does it brilliantly.
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