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A revealing and fresh take on the extraordinary story of Captain Vancouver; one of history's greatest explorers. From 1791 to 1795; George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as captain of a major expedition of discovery and imperial ambition. Under orders to stake Britain's claim to western North America; he valiantly charted the byzantine coastline from California to Alaska. His voyage was one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring; scientific discovery; marine cartography and international diplomacy; involving Spain; Russia; the United States and indigenous Hawaii. But the young captain was harbouring within him the kernels of an illness; not evident when he departed but growing daily like a cancer; that; before killing him; would drive him into uncontrollable rages; leaving him shamed; exhausted; and bedridden. And his triumphs were overshadowed by bitter smear campaigns initiated by enemies he made on board-well-connected gentlemen who were set on destroying his reputation. How could Vancouver have known that his actions on the far side of the world were being secretly reported on; debated and judged by the aristocratic elite? Madness; Betrayal and the Lash is a tale of adventure at sea; the struggle of empires and of one man's battle against illness; the isolation of command and Britain's polarizing class system. In it; Stephen R. Bown offers a long-overdue re-evaluation of one of the greatest explorers of the Age of Discovery. Stephen R. Bown studied history at the University of Alberta. He is the author or co-author of numerous articles and several books; including A Most Damnable Invention; which was shortlisted for the Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction and the Canadian Science Writers Association Science in Society Book Award. He lives in the Canadian Rockies.