text The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook
- Summary
- "From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to t... Read more
- Contents
- Prologue: An louder grew the shouting -- Book one: The first navigator of Europe. Negative discoverer -- Proto-anthropologist -- A human pet -- A fine retreat -- A natural politeness -- The problem of the ice -- No tutor but nature -- Fresh discov... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xxi, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Publisher
- Doubleday 2024
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Cook, James 1728-1779 Travel
Cook, James 1728-1779 Death and burial
Voyages around the world History 18th century
Scientific expeditions History 18th century
Pacific Area Discovery and exploration British
Oceania Discovery and exploration British
Pacific Coast (North America) Discovery and exploration British
Northwest Passage Discovery and exploration British
Northeast Passage Discovery and exploration British
Arctic regions Discovery and exploration British
Voyages autour du monde Histoire 18e siècle
Expéditions scientifiques Histoire 18e siècle
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
Cook, James 1728-1779
Death and burial of a person
Discoveries in geography British
Scientific expeditions
Travel
Voyages around the world
Arctic Ocean Northeast Passage
Arctic Ocean Northwest Passage
Arctic Regions
North America Pacific Coast
Oceania
Pacific Area
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