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The Life of Captain James Cook
Language: en
Pages: 828
Authors: J. C. Beaglehole
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-04-01 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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The culmination of the life work of the most distinguished historian of Pacific exploration, this lavishly illustrated biography places Cook in the context of h
A Life of J.C. Beaglehole
Language: en
Pages: 608
Authors: T. H. Beaglehole
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Victoria University Press

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"But this scholarly achievement was in many ways matched by the part he played in the intellectual and cultural life of New Zealand in his time. A prolific writ
New Zealand and the Sea
Language: en
Pages: 451
Authors: Frances Steel
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

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As a group of islands in the far south-west Pacific Ocean, New Zealand has a history that is steeped in the sea. Its people have encountered the sea in many dif
The Journals of Captain Cook
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: James Cook
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-08 - Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

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Depicted by the man himself, The Journals of James Cook is an intimate first-hand account, providing an uncensored and reliable narrative of adventures spanning
The Ivory Tower and Beyond
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: Susan Cochrane
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-26 - Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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There is a tradition of “participant history” among historians of the Pacific Islands, unafraid to show their hands on issues of public importance and riski