The Ship. Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2002
Edition: First Edition

Description: 223 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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.

ISBN: 9780563534631