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Peter Houghton
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Grantlee Kieza
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In 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French.
Four years later, at the age of just 40, he would be dead – a premature, tragic end to one of the world’s greatest maritime adventurers who circumnavigated and mapped the famed Great Southern Land, and whose naming of the vast continent would become its modern title: Australia.
Flinders took to the sea at age 16, inspired by the story of Robinson Crusoe and the adventures of Captain Cook. After sailing to Tahiti with William Bligh, Flinders was drawn to adventure, and by 1801 he was in command of an expedition to uncover the true nature of the great continent of the southern ocean.
©2023 Grantlee Kieza (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing 2023. This audio version produced by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited.What listeners say about Flinders
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- Derek Ironside-Hughes
- 23-10-2024
Australia Greatest Country on Earth
Great book superbly written and researched also expertly narrated by Peter Houghton. Mathew Flinders the man that named Australia, what an amazing life he lead. These men from this time never cease to amaze me. What they did and achieved was aw inspiring. Such brave men that sailed out in those wooden boats, the courage is bravery they showed was remarkable. I am very proud to call my home Australia. What a life sadly cut short by an early death but forever remembered.
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- Robyn
- 03-10-2024
Gripping from beginning to end
Flinders was a remarkable man who led a remarkable life. Highly skilled in a number of areas, he was the right man at the right time to participate in and lead voyages of exploration in parts of the world almost entirely unknown at the beginning of his naval career. His discoveries and meticulous records literally put Australia on the map. His escapades were too numerous to mention individually here but they make for very exciting reading/listening. His many achievements contrast with the many sad points in his personal life, all of which makes a gripping story beautifully written by Grantlee Kieze and very competently narrated by Peter Houghton.
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- Anne Davies
- 06-04-2025
Easy to listen
A great man Mathew Flinders. Tenacious and amazing individual. Enjoyed learning about Captain Flinders and others of that time.
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- D J WHITE
- 01-12-2023
WONDERFUL
I thought I knew this story pretty well, after completing I came to the conclusion that I did not. I had no idea how well Trim did nor why Flinders spent so long as a prisoner of the French. He was a stubborn man it seems but a wonderful explorer. We owe the nam Australia to him and for that alone I am grateful. Finally I must say that the narrator was terrific. Well done Grantlee.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-01-2024
History
Great education into the beginning of Australia and navigating the continent. Glad his remains were found.
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- gregory Ross
- 13-12-2023
What a ma was Flinders!
As an Australian I had been taught about Flinders as a child. Literally that education actually going to the detail of the remarkable skill, expertise, service, and humanity of the Man. This is an excellent book.
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- john Robert McBride
- 25-07-2024
A great story
Nothing it was to learn about a history and how Australia was named, and how they struggled to survive
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- Ben
- 29-10-2024
Loved it
This is my first time listening to a book by this author and I must say that I am greatly impressed. Expertly researched, this is an amazing story, and I found it engaging at every stage of the book. Flinders truly is one of history's great explorers and it's a shame that he is not better known.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-2024
Incredible history
so much of Australia’s history I didn’t know about. Worth listening to throughly enjoyed this book learnt heaps I didn’t know
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- Anonymous User
- 18-02-2025
Excellent Historical Book
Loved the story and the narration. Wonderful to read a historical book without any political commentary or bias
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