Storms and Dreams: Louis de Bougainville: Soldier, Explorer, Statesman

ABC Books, Sydney, 2005. Hardcover in Dustjacket. As new!. SUPERIOR COPY AS NEW! Witty, charming, and fiercely intelligent, Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville (17291811) managed, in the course of a long life, to play a part in nearly every facet of eighteenth-century life and culture. Storms and Dreams is a lively, authoritative recounting of Bougainville's adventures and achievements, which ranged from seamanship and soldiering to mathematics and navigation. Dunmore follows Bougainville from the French and Indian War, during which he commanded a unit in the defense of Quebec City, to his circumnavigation of the globe in 1766. During that trip, he became one of the first Westerners to visit Tahiti; on his return, he published a book about the island that contributed greatly to Tahiti's lasting reputation as a paradise of noble savages. In his last years, Bougainville served in the senate under Napoleon and was made a member of the Legion of Honour.296 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. #040122Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811.  |  Explorers -- France -- Biography.  |  Voyages around the world -- 18th century.  |  Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration.Australian Broadcasting Corporation Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket As new!