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Peter Moore - Endeavour (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
The Sunday Times Bestseller.
An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time - recently discovered off the coast of America - Endeavour is an alluring combination of history, adventure and science.
From Johnson's Dictionary to campaigns for liberty, the Enlightenment was an age of endeavours. It was also the name given to a commonplace, coal-carrying vessel bought by the Royal Navy in 1768 for an expedition to the South Seas. No one could have guessed that Endeavour would go on to become the most significant ship in the history of British exploration.
Endeavour famously carried Captain James Cook on his first great voyage, but her complete story has never been told before. Here, Peter Moore sets out to explore the different lives of this remarkable ship - from the acorn that grew into the oak that made her, to her rich and complex legacy.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - History & Futurology
- Published : 2018 (Vintage)
- ISBN : 9781784703929
- SKU : B004119
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Fascinating and richly detailed. Peter Moore has brought us an acute insight into the ship that carried some of the most successful explorers across the world. A fine book that's definitely worth exploring' - Michael Palin.
'Endeavour is an extraordinary book about an unlikely ship that defined an age. Like the age it recounts, it is a book of energy, creativity and self-confidence.' - Gerard DeGroot, The Times Books of the Year.
'Pays brilliant tribute to what was arguably the most significant ship in the history of British exploration.' - Nick Rennison, Daily Mail.
'Bold and imaginative the same brave wind that filled Endeavour's sails blows through this book and it is hard to resist.'- David Crane, The Spectator.
'Moore’s richly detailed book is an engrossing love letter to a work, an attitude and a ship: it is an endeavour that honours Endeavour, without denying the death and destruction that followed in her wake.' - Ruth Scurr, The Guardian.
'Beautifully constructed, his book is not just the history of a single vessel, but a window into the intellectual and political life of the age of enlightenment, from the thrill of botanical discovery to the horror of Cook's last moments on the beaches of Hawaii.' - Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Books of the Year.
The Author
Peter Moore is a writer, journalist and lecturer. He teaches creative writing at the University of Oxford. His debut, Damn His Blood, reconstructed a rural murder in 1806. His second, The Weather Experiment, a New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year', traced early efforts to forecast the weather. His latest book, Endeavour, was a multiple book of the year and a Sunday Times bestseller. He presents a history podcast called Travels Through Time.
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