| Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific Contributor(s): Withey, Lynne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520065646 ISBN-13: 9780520065642 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1989 Annotation: Withey's book enthrallingly combines true adventure, history and biography in the three Pacific voyages of Captain James Cook to show how, in the second half of the 18th century, popular interest in science and exploration merged to make possible unprecedented accomplishments. Photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Australia & Oceania - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 919.04 |
| LCCN: 88029543 |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.96" W x 8.91" (1.51 lbs) 520 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world expeditions between 1768 and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the Pacific islanders' views of their "discoverers" as well. |