The Secret Life of James Cook - Couverture souple

Lay, Graeme

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 177554012X ISBN 13 : 9781775540120

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand), 2013

Synopsis

Novelist Graeme Lay re-imagines the peerless navigator James Cook's life up to, and including, his first circumnavigation of the world. A fictionalised account of the famous navigator's early life, the Secret Life of James Cook Cook's youthful ambitions, his early naval career, his marriage to Elizabeth and their family life. Drawing on his personal knowledge of the South Pacific and Australasia, novelist Graeme Lay recreates the peerless navigator's life up to, and including, his first circumnavigation of the world. In particular, Graeme examines the relationship between James and his equally remarkable wife, Elizabeth, the woman he married when he was 34 and she 21, and by whom he had six children, all born while he was away at sea. the Secret Life of James Cook also depicts the often-stormy relationship between the self-made English naval commander and the dashing, privileged naturalist Joseph Banks, who accompanied Cook on his first world voyage.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

A full-time writer, editor and reviewer, Graeme Lay has written prolifically, including short stories, young adult fiction and travel writing, and has won numerous awards. He has a deep interest in the islands of the South Pacific and Australasia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 177554012X
• ISBN 13: 9781775540120
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 370
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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