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The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook / Hampton Sides.
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TextPublication details: New York : Random House Large Print, 2024.Edition: 1st large print edDescription: 657 p. (large print) : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780593863183 (pbk.)
- Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel
- Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Death and burial
- Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century
- Scientific expeditions -- History -- 18th century
- Pacific Area -- Discovery and exploration -- British
- Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- British
- Pacific Coast (North America) -- Discovery and exploration -- British
- Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British
- Northeast Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British
- Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British
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| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult LP 900 - 999
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West Grey Durham Branch Shelves | Non-fiction | LP 910.92 SID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 33321003249266 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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