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The Ship tells the exciting story of Captain James Cook's voyage on the Endeavour and describes what happened when a BBC team of volunteers boarded a magnificent replica of the ship to retrace a dramatic stretch of its route from Cape Grafton in Australia to Jakarta in Indonesia. Simon Baker, author and volunteer able seaman, begins by taking a fresh look at Cook and the origins of his first voyage - how it turned from a scientific expedition to observe an eclipse into a far-reaching quest for the Great Southern Continent. Drawing on original journals, he re-examines Cook's motives and reputation, revealing a more complex character than the hero that history has handed down to us. The replica Endeavour provided a unique opportunity to 'test' the achievements of Cook and his company within an authentic eighteenth-century environment.
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The Ship, Simon Baker
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2002
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- Titel
- The Ship
- Untertitel
- Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Simon Baker
- Verlag
- BBC Books
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2002
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 223
- ISBN10
- 056353463X
- ISBN13
- 9780563534631
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Karten & Reisen, Wahre Geschichten, Reiseberichte, Australien
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- 3,5 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- The Ship tells the exciting story of Captain James Cook's voyage on the Endeavour and describes what happened when a BBC team of volunteers boarded a magnificent replica of the ship to retrace a dramatic stretch of its route from Cape Grafton in Australia to Jakarta in Indonesia. Simon Baker, author and volunteer able seaman, begins by taking a fresh look at Cook and the origins of his first voyage - how it turned from a scientific expedition to observe an eclipse into a far-reaching quest for the Great Southern Continent. Drawing on original journals, he re-examines Cook's motives and reputation, revealing a more complex character than the hero that history has handed down to us. The replica Endeavour provided a unique opportunity to 'test' the achievements of Cook and his company within an authentic eighteenth-century environment.