Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and His Rivals in the South Pacific

by Geoffrey Blainey and Blainey Geoffrey

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In 1769 two ships set out independently in search of a missing continent: a French merchant ship, the St. Jean-Baptiste, commanded by Jean de Surville, and a small British naval vessel, the Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook. That Christmas, in New Zealand waters, the two captains were almost within sight of each other, though neither knew of the other's existence. This is the stirring tale of these rival ships and the men who...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1566638259

ISBN13:9781566638258

Release Date:May 2009

Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Australia & Oceania Europe Expeditions & Discoveries France History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Naval Travel

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