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George Bass: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Keith Macrae Bowden, George Bass, 1771–1803: His Discoveries, Romantic Life, and Tragic Disappearance (1952); Miriam Estensen, The Life of George Bass: Surgeon and Sailor of the Enlightenment (2005).

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First paragraph modernization. Feb 15, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 26, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2024
Added/Edited contact info: Australian Dictionary of Biography - Biography of George Bass. Apr 29, 2019
Bibliography revised and updated. Oct 30, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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