Commonly regarded as the greatest sea explorer of all time, James Cook made his three world-changing voyages during the 1770s, at a time when ships were routinely lost around the English coast. He made history by making geography-- sailing through previously unknown southern seas, charting the eastern Australian coast and circumnavigating New Zealand, putting many Pacific islands on the map, and exploring both the Arctic and Antarctic. His men suffered near shipwreck, were ravaged by tropical diseases, and survived frozen ...
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Commonly regarded as the greatest sea explorer of all time, James Cook made his three world-changing voyages during the 1770s, at a time when ships were routinely lost around the English coast. He made history by making geography-- sailing through previously unknown southern seas, charting the eastern Australian coast and circumnavigating New Zealand, putting many Pacific islands on the map, and exploring both the Arctic and Antarctic. His men suffered near shipwreck, were ravaged by tropical diseases, and survived frozen oceans; his lieutenants-- including George Vancouver and William Bligh-- became celebrated captains in their own right. Exploits among native peoples combined to make Cook a celebrity and a legend. Cook is not, however, viewed by all as a heroic figure. Some Hawaiians demonize him as a syphilitic rascist who had a catastrophic effect on local health. Indigenous Australians often see him as the violent dispossessor of their lands. Nicholas Thomas explores Cook's contradictory character as never before, by reconstructing the many sides of encounters that were curious and unusual for Europeans and natives alike. The result of twenty years' research, Thomas's magnificently rich portrait overturns the familiar images of Cook and reveals the fascinating and far more ambiguous figure beneath.
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 506 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. NICE COPY--SLIGHT SHELF WARE--TEXT CLEAN AND TIGHT--GIFT--STILL HAS LOTS OF GREAT READS LEFT
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VG+ Book Not ex-lib. Softcover in light olive and red-brown wraps with William Hodges artwork spanning spine and front, 8vo. 2nd printing. xxxvii + 468pp/ Illustrations, maps. Notes on sources and readings, index. VG+. Latitudinal stress creases to spine with no associated effects; several isolated touches of foxing to page fore edges. Else Fine: clean, tight, square and unmarked.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x8; Previous Owner Name; else in Very Good+ condition. Commonly regarded as the greatest sea explorer of all time, James Cook made his three world-changing voyages during the 1770s, at a time when ships were routinely lost around the English coast. He made history by making geography--sailing through previously unknown southern seas, charting the eastern Australian coast and circumnavigating New Zealand, putting many Pacific islands on the map, and exploring both the Arctic and Antarctic. His men suffered near shipwreck, were ravaged by tropical diseases, and survived frozen oceans; his lieutenants--including George Vancouver and William Bligh--became celebrated captains in their own right. Exploits among native peoples combined to make Cook a celebrity and a legend.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; The product of over 20 years' research into Pacific island culture, history, travel and exploration, Nicholas Thomas offers his synthesis of the three world-changing voyages made by the English sea captain. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, clean, minimal rubbing to extremities, forward cock to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xxxvii [2], 3-467 [1] pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
