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Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
• Tony Horwitz
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A vivid tale of modern adventure, history and fun in the wake of Captain Cook. Horwitz paints a broad picture of the explorer and his time, capturing the places and personalities Cook encountered in his daring voyages around the world.
(EXP31, $16.00)
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Captain Cook, A Legacy Under Fire
• Vanessa Collingridge
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This eloquent, persuasive book resurrects the long forgotten George Collingridge and his evidence that not the venerable Captain Cook but Portuguese navigators got to Australia first.
(PAC125, $14.95)
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Captain James Cook
• Richard Hough
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This fine, vividly written narrative includes a gripping account of Captain Cook's discoveries throughout the Pacific.
(PAC24, $18.95)
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Discovery, The Quest for the Great South Land
• Miriam Estensen
• EXPLORATION
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In this engaging narrative history Estensen traces the idea and discovery of Australia from Greek philosophers to Captain James Cook's voyage of 1755. With black-and-white illustrations throughout.
(AUS82, $14.95)
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The Explorers
• Tim F. Flannery
• ANTHOLOGY
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Through 67 personal accounts selected and introduced by Tim Flannery, this collection reveals the human experience of exploring and settling Australia.
(AUS89, $14.00)
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Farther Than Any Man, The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
• Martin Dugard
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A fast-paced account of the discoveries of the 18th-century navigator.
(PAC127, $15.00)
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Joseph Banks, A Life
• Patrick O'Brian
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of naturalist and explorer Joseph Banks.
(AUS47, $18.00)
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The Journals of Captain Cook
• James Cook
• Philip Edwards
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Cook's narrative of his expeditions between 1768 and 1779. Includes his explorations of Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, and a host of other previously unheard-of Pacific locales.
(PAC98, $13.00)
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The Life of Captain James Cook
• John C. Beaglehole
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The definitive biography of perhaps the greatest of the European explorers.
(PAC01, $38.95)
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Stowaway
• Karen Hesse
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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For this novel, renowned children's author Karen Hesse imagines the voyages of Captain Cook (including landings in Australia and New Zealand), from the point of view of a young stowaway named Nicholas. Ages 9-14.
(OCE81, $6.99)
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The Trial of the Cannibal Dog, The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas
• Anne Salmond
• HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An intriguing history of the voyages of Captain Cook with a focus on the relationship between the Pacific islanders and seafaring Englishmen.
(PAC138, $80.00)
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