The Ship: Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage
Author(s): Simon Baker
Pre-Loved Books | Biography, Memoir | Australian History
The story of Captain Cook's voyage.
The Ship tells the exciting story of Captain James Cook's voyage on the Endeavour and describes what happened when a BBC team of volunteers boarded a magnificent replica of the ship to retrace a dramatic stretch of its route from Cape Grafton in Australia to Jakarta in Indonesia. Simon Baker, author and volunteer able seaman, begins by taking a fresh look at Cook and the origins of his first voyage - how it turned from a scientific expedition to observe an eclipse into a far-reaching quest for the Great Southern Continent. Drawing on original journals, he re-examines Cook's motives and reputation, revealing a more complex character than the hero that history has handed down to us. The replica Endeavour provided a unique opportunity to 'test' the achievements of Cook and his company within an authentic eighteenth-century environment.
Product Information
Accompanying the BBC2 series, this book charts the course of a volunteer crew as they re-create Captain Cook's epic voyage of discovery from Australia in a magnificent replica of the Endeavour.
General Fields
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- : BBC Worldwide
- : 28 February 2010
- : 270mm X 195mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Simon Baker
- : Hardback
- : 910.92
- : very good
- : 224
- : 20 illustrations, 130 colour halftones