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Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean by Captain David Porter in the United States Frigate Essex in the Years 1812, 1


by David Porter

  • JOURNAL
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • OUT OF PRINT

A naval classic, Porter's journal chronicles his voyages aboard the U.S. frigate Essex in 1812, 1813 and 1814 to South America, including Brazil, Chile, Peru and Galapagos. (PAC180, $35.00)

Cook, The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain James Cook


by Nicholas Thomas

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The vivid, richly detailed story of the three great voyages of Cook -- and a superb portrait of the man. Thomas, a British anthropologist, plumbs the extensive literature of Cook for anecdote and telling detail. (PAC141, $18.95)

The Ocean World

The Ocean World


by Jacques Cousteau

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1992
  • HARD COVER
  • 446 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The classic gorgeously illustrated overview of ocean life by Jacques Cousteau and his team. (OCE40, $34.98)

A History of the Pacific Islands

A History of the Pacific Islands


by Ian Campbell

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 239 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A brief, authoritative history of the Pacific Islands from earliest habitation, through European influence, to the emergence of modern independent island nations. (PAC04, $21.95)

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