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Author:

Moore, Peter, 1983- author.

Title:

Endeavour : the ship that changed the world / Peter Moore.

Edition:

First American edition.

Publisher:

FarrarStraus and Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Endeavour (Ship)--History.
Great Britain.--Royal Navy--History.
Cook, James,--1728-1779.
Navigation--Great Britain--History--18th century.
Great Britain--History, Naval--18th century.

Notes:

"Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain, as Endeavour : the ship and the attitude that changed the world." Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-363) and index.

Contents:

Prologue: Endeavours of the mind -- Part one: Life. Acorns -- Part two: Trade. Enigmas -- Cross currents -- Mr. Birds ways -- Land of liberty -- Part three: Exploration. "Take a trip in disguise" -- Airy dreams -- Perfect strangers -- "That rainbow serpent place" -- Part four: War -- 360° -- The frozen serpent of the south -- The collier fleet -- Ghosts -- Epilogue: Endeavours.

Summary:

"A history of the legendary ship Endeavour"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0374148414
9780374148416

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1053603823

LCCN:

2018044069

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