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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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A vividly written narrative of the life and three great voyages of Captain Cook. This fine book includes a gripping account of his 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, $14.00)
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First Impressions, Antarctica 1773-1930
• Douglas Sellick
• EXPLORATION
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A nicely-edited anthology of Antarctic adventure.
(ANT181, $26.95)
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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, $36.95)
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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
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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, $30.00)
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Unknown Lands, The Log Books of the Great Explorers
• François Bellec
• EXPLORATION
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An exquisitely illustrated selection of eyewitness accounts, maps, and reports from the logs of Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco de Gama, James Cook, and others from the great age of exploration.
(EXP32, $55.00)
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