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Commonly regarded as the greatest sea explorer of all time, James Cook made his three world-changing voyages during the 1770s, at a time when ships were routinely lost around the English coast. He made history by making geography-- sailing through previously unknown southern seas, charting the eastern Australian coast and circumnavigating New Zealand, putting many Pacific islands on the map, and exploring both the Arctic and Antarctic. His men suffered near shipwreck, were ravaged by tropical diseases, and survived frozen oceans; his lieutenants-- including George Vancouver and William Bligh-- became celebrated captains in their own right. Exploits among native peoples combined to make Cook a celebrity and a legend. Cook is not, however, viewed by all as a heroic figure. Some Hawaiians demonize him as a syphilitic rascist who had a catastrophic effect on local health. Indigenous Australians often see him as the violent dispossessor of their lands. Nicholas Thomas explores Cook's contradictory character as never before, by reconstructing the many sides of encounters that were curious and unusual for Europeans and natives alike. The result of twenty years' research, Thomas's magnificently rich portrait overturns the familiar images of Cook and reveals the fascinating and far more ambiguous figure beneath.

About the Author :
Nicholas Thomas is a professor of anthropology at the University of London. A native of Sydney, Australia, he has traveled extensively in the course of his Pacific research and has curated several exhibitions on the history, art, and culture of Oceania.

Review :
"Deep in its research, broad in its sympathies, imaginative in its reconstruction of events and thought processes and graceful in its prose style, Cook presents a winning combination of qualities." --The New York Times Book Review "The definitive volume for this moment in our history." --Simon Winchester, The Globe and Mail "Thomas helps to bring this most enigmatic of men to life." --Chicago Tribune "[Thomas] offers a different and compelling look at the naval captain." --The Dallas Morning News "Rich, vivid and deeply provocative, Thomas's work combines premiere adventure story with thorough history and intensive sociology .... Thomas displays sure, careful research and thoughtful interpretations, with a style matching the adventures detailed. He spent two decades on this work, and it shows." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This is a definitive book on a mythic character." --Science News "An extraordinary biography .... Brave, stubborn, eaten by curiosity, occasionally the victim of his own inner furies, Cook emerges from this splendidly written volume as a greater hero than we thought, though with larger flaws." --Islands Deep in its research, broad in its sympathies, imaginative in its reconstruction of events and thought processes and graceful in its prose style, Cook presents a winning combination of qualities. "The New York Times Book Review" The definitive volume for this moment in our history. "Simon Winchester, The Globe and Mail" Thomas helps to bring this most enigmatic of men to life. "Chicago Tribune" [Thomas] offers a different and compelling look at the naval captain. "The Dallas Morning News" Rich, vivid and deeply provocative, Thomas's work combines premiere adventure story with thorough history and intensive sociology .... Thomas displays sure, careful research and thoughtful interpretations, with a style matching the adventures detailed. He spent two decades on this work, and it shows. "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" This is a definitive book on a mythic character. "Science News" An extraordinary biography .... Brave, stubborn, eaten by curiosity, occasionally the victim of his own inner furies, Cook emerges from this splendidly written volume as a greater hero than we thought, though with larger flaws. "Islands"" "Deep in its research, broad in its sympathies, imaginative in its reconstruction of events and thought processes and graceful in its prose style, Cook presents a winning combination of qualities."-- "The New York Times Book Review" "" "The definitive volume for this moment in our history."-- Simon Winchester, "The Globe and Mail" "Thomas helps to bring this most enigmatic of men to life."-- "Chicago Tribune" "[Thomas] offers a different and compelling look at the naval captain."-- "The Dallas Morning News" "Rich, vivid and deeply provocative, Thomas's work combines premiere adventure story with thorough history and intensive sociology .... Thomas displays sure, careful research and thoughtful interpretations, with a style matching the adventures detailed. He spent two decades on this work, and it shows."-- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "This is a definitive book on a mythic character."-- "Science News" "" "An extraordinary biography .... Brave, stubborn, eaten by curiosity, occasionally the victim of his own inner furies, Cook emerges from this splendidly written volume as a greater hero than we thought, though with larger flaws."-- "Islands"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780802777119
  • Publisher: Walker Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Walker Books
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 506
  • Spine Width: 34 mm
  • Weight: 708 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0802777112
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain James Cook
  • Width: 161 mm


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