Matthew Flinders: Adventures on Leaky Ships

Description

Matthew Flinders was determined to complete the map of the coast of the continent we now call Australia. His maps are so accurate some are still in use today.

His story is packed to the gunwales with adventure – storms and shipwrecks, death and danger, an exciting race to beat the French – but more than this, it is a story of loyalty to his crew, love for his wife, and affection for the brave little cat who sailed with him.