Sea Of Dangers. Captain Cook And His Rivals

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Viking/Penquin
Publisher Place: Camberwell
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 420 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: In 1769, two ships set out 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 James Cook. That Christmas, in New Zealand waters, the two captains were almost within sight of each other, though neither knew of the others existence. This is the story of the rival ships and the men who sailed in them - their daily lives and thoughts, and the hardships (scurvy, storms, loneliness) and pleasures (discovery, trade, women) they experienced. Their voyages changed the history of Australia and New Zealand. A master storytellers account of the way fantasy and rumour have driven science and exploration - "Weekend Australian". Blaineys characteristic curiosity raises new questions about Cook and his reputation - "The Age".

ISBN: 9780670072231