The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2024].
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*New Book
Edition
First edition.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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LC Subjects
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 -- Death and burial.
Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 -- Travel.
Northeast Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Pacific Area -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Pacific Coast (North America) -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Scientific expeditions -- History -- 18th century.
Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century.
Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 -- Death and burial.
Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 -- Travel.
Northeast Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Pacific Area -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Pacific Coast (North America) -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Scientific expeditions -- History -- 18th century.
Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century.
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2024].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-388) and index.
Description
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sides, H. (2024). The wide wide sea: imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sides, Hampton. 2024. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sides, Hampton. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook Doubleday, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sides, Hampton. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook First edition., Doubleday, 2024.
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