{"product_id":"2026100008848-secondhand-george-bass-1771-1803-his-discoveries-romantic-life-and-tragic-disappearance","title":"George Bass: 1771-1803: His Discoveries, Romantic Life And Tragic Disappearance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the annals of early Australian exploration burned as brightly — or vanished as mysteriously — as George Bass, the young naval surgeon whose daring voyages charted the waters of a continent still unknown to the Western world. Keith Macrae Bowden's authoritative biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Bass from his birth in 1771 through his landmark discoveries, most notably the strait that bears his name separating mainland Australia from Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), alongside his celebrated companion Matthew Flinders, to his baffling disappearance somewhere in the vast Pacific in 1803.\n\nBowden writes with the precision of a historian and the narrative drive of a storyteller, illuminating not only Bass's scientific and geographical achievements but also the romantic and personal dimensions of a life lived at full tilt. The biography presents a richly detailed portrait of the colonial maritime world — one of ambition, adventure, and imperial endeavour — while casting a searching eye over the enduring enigma of Bass's fate. What truly happened to George Bass remains one of history's most tantalising unsolved mysteries, and Bowden's meticulous account ensures that the man behind the legend is never lost to the depths alongside him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336810307803,"sku":"2026100008848-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/647315af-ca40-4102-8945-bcbc6f7233ab.png?v=1789958340","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008848-secondhand-george-bass-1771-1803-his-discoveries-romantic-life-and-tragic-disappearance","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}