Sailing with Flinders: The Journal of Seaman Samuel Smith edited by Peter Monteith

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

On the 18th July 1801 a young man from Manchester named Samuel Smith set sail for Terra Australis. He had taken his place as a mere landsman, the lowest rank in the Royal Navy, aboard the Investigator.

Under the command of the indefatigable Matthew Flinders, Smith was about to participate in one of the great voyages of discovery. Smith's journal, published here for the first time, gives an invaluable 'history from below the decks' account of the voyage, which gave Australia its shape and name. (book flap)