Endeavour: The Story of Captain Cook's First Great Epic Voyage - Softcover

Aughton, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760719195 ISBN 13: 9780760719190

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Captain James Cook's voyage in the Endeavour which resulted in the mapping of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, was an epic voyage into the unknown. According to the British government, who wished to deceive the world to its true purpose, it was merely a scientific expedition to observe the transit of the planet Venus across the sun, a measurement which could help establish the scale of the universe itself. Instead it turned out to be one of the greatest voyages of discovery ever undertaken by man.

The narrative brings to life the main characters and the reader feels as if he was with Cook, Joseph Banks and his sailors as their ship became the first ship to enter the Pacific Ocean and to know her precise whereabouts on the surface of the earth.

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Review

ENDEAVOUR has received a brilliant full-page illustrated review in the BIRMINGHAM POST: 'Aughton's fascinating account of Cook's epic journey ... is beautifully illustrated and superbly laid out, a classic example of a brilliantlydesigned historical narrative.' Ross Reyburn BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE are doing a cover story tie-in with the BBC 2 programme 'The Ship' about Endeavour. Peter Aughton is to write a 2000 word article about life on Endeavour for the Sep

Book Description

The story of the Endeavour has always been seen as a small part of Cook¿s biography when, in fact, the voyage is a complete narrative in its own right.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760719195
• ISBN 13: 9780760719190
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1