One of the most eligible bachelors in England, he was strong, handsome, well-educated, adventurous and a fabulously rich young man. That was Joseph Banks at twenty-three. He is the subject of a new biography: Banks by Australian author, Grantlee Kieza. Descended from wealthy English landholders and politicians, Banks inherited land and houses when his father died at 42 and he was 18; he came into his fortune on reaching 21 in 1764.
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