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Alan FrostPublication Details
BookAllen & Unwin1998Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) G420.C73 F76 1998 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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In this book you will discover what it meant to sail with Captain Cook, why the Endeavour sought out the mysterious Great South Land and what kind of man Cook was. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
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- "The European exploration of the Pacific Ocean in the eighteenth century is one of the great stories of human endeavour." "The Voyage of the Endeavour begins with this story in all its intricacy and fascination. It ends with Captain James Cook, his achievements and motivations. It shows why this man can be regarded as the greatest explorer of all time, and one of the makers of the modern imagination."–BOOK JACKET
Contents
- Introduction: ‘This mysterious divine ocean, this tide- beating heart of Earth’
- 1. War, Discovery and Trade: Exploring the Pacific, 1748-1766
- 2. Eden in the Pacific : The discovery of Tahiti, and French voyages, 1766-1773 - - 3. An Explorer’s Destiny: James Cook’s first voyage, 1768-1771
- 4. The Greatest of all Oceanic Explorations: James Cook’s second voyage, 1772-1775
- 5. An Ever- Darkening Aspect: James Cook’s third voyage, 1776-1780
- 6. Imperial Rivalries: A maritime agenda in the Pacific Ocean, 1770-1794
- 7. A European Pacific: British plans for commercial empire, 1785-1804
- 8. James Cook in Time: Conclusion
- Epilogue: The school of Cook
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- 1864481889
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