Voyage of the Endeavour: Captain Cook and the Discovery of the Pacific by Alan Frost

Voyage of the Endeavour: Captain Cook and the Discovery of the Pacific by Alan Frost

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781865082004
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Alan Frost
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: St Leonards NSW
Year: 1999
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240 pages
Period: 18th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

Captain Cook's voyage into the uncharted South Pacific not only provided the incentive for the settlement of Australia and New Zealand, but also it was one of the most extraordinary scientific adventures of all time, expanding the world of knowledge in ways unimaginable a generation earlier.

The exploration of the eastern coast of Australia and the islands of New Zealand coincided with the birth of the sciences of botany, zoology, and ethnology, as well as dramatic advances in navigation and astronomy, and important discoveries in medicine and art. It was also part of an ongoing power struggle between three empires: the British, French, and Spanish.

Alan Frost, our foremost chronicler of Pacific exploration, brings all these threads together to create a new picture of a remarkable adventure. In doing so, Frost overturns the familiar ideas of Lt James Cook RN. The supremely competent 'tradesman' navigator is revealed as a passionate visionary whose impact on those he worked with was profound. (back cover)

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