Baudin, Napoleon and the Exploration of Australia

'succeeds brilliantly in its objectives, and adds to the rich layers of scholarship laid down earlier.' Australian Historical Studies 'An excellent and informative study ... Her fine-grained analysis draws out the unique nature of this voyage, both in its conception and its realisation, and her book is a valuable contribution to Baudin studies.' Explorations 'a fresh and engaging perspective to a voyage that grants glimpses of a changing world.' Imperial & Global Forum 'Starbuck has been able to meticulously piece together how [Baudin] managed the business of the expedition and to reveal the role he played in its reconstruction during this critical period ... [The book] contributes significantly to the rehabilitation of his reputation.' The Globe

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Voyaging out of the Enlightenment; Chapter 1a Between Revolution and Empire: France and its Australian Voyage in 1800; Chapter 2 'I Should wish ... to Establish a Few Tents on Shore': The Port Jackson Stay; Chapter 3 Disciplining Passions: French Naval-Voyagers at Anchor; Chapter 4 The French and the British: A Diplomatic Relationship; Chapter 5 Liberty, Equality and 'Civilization': Observations of Colonial Aborigines; Chapter 6 Swans, Frogs and Rum: Natural History in an 'Unnatural' Space; Chapter 7 Baudin's 'New Expedition'; Chapter 8 Epilogue: Voyaging into the Nineteenth Century;