The Count: A Life Of Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, K.C.M.G., Explorer And Scientist
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Book: Fair
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Pages: Tanning and foxing
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At the intersection of adventure and scientific inquiry stands one of the nineteenth century's most remarkable yet overlooked figures — Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, the Polish-born explorer and scientist who charted some of Australia's most formidable terrain and left an indelible mark on the natural history of the Southern Hemisphere. Geoffrey Rawson's authoritative biography chronicles the extraordinary life of this restless polymath, from his aristocratic European origins to his heroic relief work during the Irish Famine, tracing a career of relentless curiosity that took him across continents and into the annals of scientific legend. Strzelecki's discovery and naming of Mount Kosciuszko — Australia's highest peak — stands as just one monument in a life defined by bold ambition and rigorous intellectual discipline. Rawson brings to this portrait a measured, scholarly voice that neither romanticises nor diminishes its subject, presenting instead a nuanced account of a man perpetually driven by the desire to understand and document the world around him. The biography illuminates the broader Victorian culture of exploration and empire, situating Strzelecki within a web of scientific societies, colonial administrators, and humanitarian causes that shaped the age. Illustrated with maps and photographs that ground the narrative in vivid historical detail, this is a work that leaves the reader wondering how so singular a life could have slipped so quietly from public memory.
Author: Geoffrey Rawson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the intersection of adventure and scientific inquiry stands one of the nineteenth century's most remarkable yet overlooked figures — Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, the Polish-born explorer and scientist who charted some of Australia's most formidable terrain and left an indelible mark on the natural history of the Southern Hemisphere. Geoffrey Rawson's authoritative biography chronicles the extraordinary life of this restless polymath, from his aristocratic European origins to his heroic relief work during the Irish Famine, tracing a career of relentless curiosity that took him across continents and into the annals of scientific legend. Strzelecki's discovery and naming of Mount Kosciuszko — Australia's highest peak — stands as just one monument in a life defined by bold ambition and rigorous intellectual discipline. Rawson brings to this portrait a measured, scholarly voice that neither romanticises nor diminishes its subject, presenting instead a nuanced account of a man perpetually driven by the desire to understand and document the world around him. The biography illuminates the broader Victorian culture of exploration and empire, situating Strzelecki within a web of scientific societies, colonial administrators, and humanitarian causes that shaped the age. Illustrated with maps and photographs that ground the narrative in vivid historical detail, this is a work that leaves the reader wondering how so singular a life could have slipped so quietly from public memory.