James Cook: The Story Behind the Man Who Mapped the World - Couverture rigide

Fitzsimons, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 073364127X ISBN 13 : 9780733641275

Editeur : Hachette Australia, 2021

Synopsis

<br><b>The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated.</b><br><b><br></b><b>But who was the <i>real </i>James Cook?</b><br><b><br></b>This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond.<br><br>With his masterful storytelling talent, Peter FitzSimons brings James Cook to life. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of the <i>Endeavour</i>, where Cook first set foot on Australian and New Zealand soil, FitzSimons contrasts Cook against another figure who looms large in Australasian history: Joseph Banks, the aristocratic botanist. As they left England, Banks, a rich, famous playboy, was everything that Cook was not. The voyage tested Cook's character and would help define his legacy.<br><br>Now, 240 years after James Cook's death, FitzSimons reveals what kind of man James was at heart. His strengths, his weaknesses, his passions and pursuits, failures and successes.<br><br><b><i>JAMES COOK</i> reveals the man behind the myth.</b>

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hachette Australia
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 073364127X
• ISBN 13: 9780733641275
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 492
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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