Sea of Dangers

Captain Cook and His Rivals in the South Pacific

Szerző: Geoffrey Blainey

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Kötés: Kemény kötésű

Kiadó: Ivan R Dee, Inc

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In 1769 two ships set out independently in search of a missing continent: a French merchant ship, th...

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Szerző

Geoffrey Blainey

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Kemény kötésű

Kiadva

2009

oldal

336

EAN

9781566638258

ISBN

1566638259

Enbook ID

05082929

Kiadó

Ivan R Dee, Inc

Súly

716

Méretek

163 x 238 x 31

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In 1769 two ships set out independently in search of a missing continent: a French merchant ship, the St. Jean-Baptiste, commanded by Jean de Surville, and a small British naval vessel, the Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook. That Christmas, in New Zealand waters, the two captains were almost within sight of each other, though neither knew of the other's existence. This is the stirring tale of these rival ships and the men who sailed in them. Cook's first long voyage was one of the most remarkable in recorded history. He not only sailed around the world, following the most difficult route any navigator had ever attempted; he also changed the maps of the world. In heavy seas he made a more thorough search for the missing continent-believed to lie somewhere between New Zealand and South America-than had ever been made. He was the first to explore most of the New Zealand coast and a vast stretch of the east coast of Australia, and the first to explore the longest reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef. In Jakarta and Cape Town, and in the seas between them, Cook lost a third of his crew to tropical illnesses, after earlier saving them from scurvy. The ship in which he circled the world was not much larger in area than a tennis court. Along with the de Surville vessel, the sea was an arena of international rivalry, for during his voyage Cook encountered Dutch, Spanish, French, and Portuguese competitors and suspicions. Geoffrey Blainey brings his marvelous storytelling powers to bear on this fascinating and important adventure, drawing us brilliantly into the lives of the major figures.

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