Banks

Banks Lust by Grantlee Kieza is a lively narrative biography that follows Sir Joseph Banks from wealthy young risk-taker to the scientific powerbroker who helped shape Britain’s age of exploration.

Part adventure story, part history of science, it’s an absorbing read for anyone curious about how one man’s appetite for discovery influenced the world.

Kieza traces Banks’ pivotal role on Captain James Cook’s Endeavour voyage, where he bankrolled his own scientists and artists and returned with extraordinary specimens that fired Europe’s imagination.

 Back home, Banks’ fame—and notoriety—grew, before he emerged as the long-serving president of the Royal Society and a key voice in Britain’s decisions about Australia. P

erfect for readers who enjoy Australian history, exploration and maritime adventure, natural history, and big-character biographies with sharp social detail.

Add it to your basket and step aboard a world of voyages, ambition, and scientific curiosity.