Lapérouse


Read by Barbara Baker

(5 stars; 2 reviews)

Biography of the eighteenth century French navigator Lapérouse. - Summary by Barbara Baker (3 hr 1 min)

Chapters

Family, youth and influences 15:03 Read by Barbara Baker
The French Naval Officer 13:52 Read by Barbara Baker
The Love Story of La Perouse 13:56 Read by Barbara Baker
The Love Story of La Perouse 2 13:16 Read by Barbara Baker
The Voyage of Exploration 19:58 Read by Barbara Baker
The Early Part of the Voyage 19:04 Read by Barbara Baker
LaPerouse in the Pacific 19:31 Read by Barbara Baker
At Botany Bay 14:11 Read by Barbara Baker
At Botany Bay (cont.) 11:27 Read by Barbara Baker
The Mystery, and the Secret of the Sea 13:20 Read by Barbara Baker
Captain Dillon's Discovery 13:36 Read by Barbara Baker
The Fame of La Perouse 14:39 Read by Barbara Baker

Reviews

So Good!


(5 stars)

Such an enjoyable delivery of Laperouse's voyages of discovery. A subject such as this one might otherwise have been just a cold. monotonous recital of facts and figures, but instead the book is a study in his character and motivations and his heart! Bravo! it was especially enjoyable for me, having visited Captain Cook's memorial plaque while living on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and La Perouse Bay, which was one of my husband's favorite surf spots. One of my favorite memories is four-wheeling up and over huge boulders and through passages that were not designed for vehicle traffic to get to the Bay years before it was a popular tour destination. The dogs and I would have to walk behind our vehicle for safety and proper weght distribution so it wouldn't roll. Great fun, great memories of bygone years, inspired by this interesting and enjoyable book.