{"product_id":"peter-moore-endeavour","title":"Peter Moore - Endeavour (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times Bestseller.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e recently discovered off the coast of America - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEndeavour \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis an alluring combination of history, adventure and science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJohnson's Dictionary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo one could have guessed that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e would go on to become the most significant ship in the history of British exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Very Good (Almost \u003cstrong\u003eAs New\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Non-Fiction - History \u0026amp; Futurology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 2018 (Vintage)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9781784703929\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B004119\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : SP300gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £9.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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.' - \u003c\/em\u003eGerard DeGroot, The Times Books of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Pays brilliant tribute to what was arguably the most significant ship in the history of British exploration.' - \u003c\/em\u003eNick Rennison, Daily Mail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Bold and imaginative the same brave wind that filled Endeavour's sails blows through this book and it is hard to resist.'- \u003c\/em\u003eDavid Crane, The Spectator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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.' - \u003c\/em\u003eRuth Scurr, The Guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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.' \u003c\/em\u003e- Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Books of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeter 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55645039198584,"sku":"B004119","price":3.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/files\/Peter-Moore-Endeavour.jpg?v=1788190884","url":"https:\/\/campsiebooks.com\/products\/peter-moore-endeavour","provider":"Campsie Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}