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The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook

Sides, Hampton (author.).

Summary: Part high-seas adventure, part examination of the Age of Exploration, this account of Captain James Cook's last voyage in 1776 charts how his overt and covert missions came to a head on the island of Hawaii and left behind a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.

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  • ISBN: 0593863186
  • ISBN: 9780593863183
  • Physical Description: xxii, 657 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2024]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-616) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Author's note -- Prologue: And louder grew the shouting -- Book One: The first navigator of Europe -- Book Two: The weight of my resentment -- Book Three: Faraway Heaven -- Book Four: New Albion -- Book Five: Apotheosis -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

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Pacific Area Discovery and exploration
Oceania Discovery and exploration
Pacific Coast (North America) Discovery and exploration
Northwest Passage Discovery and exploration
Northeast Passage Discovery and exploration
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Voyages autour du monde Histoire 18e siècle
Expéditions scientifiques Histoire 18e siècle
Pacifique, Région du Découverte et exploration
Pacifique, Côte du (Amérique du Nord) Découverte et exploration
Nord-Ouest, Passage du Découverte et exploration
Nord-Est, Passage du Découverte et exploration
Arctique Découverte et exploration
Genre: Livres en gros caractères.
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