The Life Of Jean-Francois De La Perouse

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: ABC Books
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2006
Edition: First Edition

Description: 292 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: French explorer and naval officer Jean-François de la Pérouse (174188) was, after James Cook, the greatest explorer of the Pacific in the eighteenth century. In 1785, La Pérouse was commissioned by Louis XVI to head an expedition into the uncharted regions of the Pacific Ocean. Setting out from France, the expedition over the next three years was the first to map the coasts of California, Alaska, and Siberia. From there, La Pérouse continued to Easter Island and Hawaii, where La Pérouse Bay bears his name. After a stop in Botany Bay, Australia, La Pérouses two ships set out for the Solomon Islands. En route, they encountered a storm and were sunk; despite search efforts over the centuries, no trace of the wreckage of La Pérouses ships has been found.Where Fate Beckons tells the story of La Pérouses life and adventures, along the way providing a lively introduction to the world of French colonialism, the end of the Age of Exploration, and French society in the years leading to the French Revolution.

ISBN: 9780733316463