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The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David Samwell
Nicholas Thomas
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Description for The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David Samwell
Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. This book not only makes Samwell's Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook readily available for the first time, but presents it with Samwell's previously unpublished letters relating to Cook's third voyage, and his poetry. The introductory essays discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of this dramatic period in ... Read more
The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. This book not only makes Samwell's Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook readily available for the first time, but presents it with Samwell's previously unpublished letters relating to Cook's third voyage, and his poetry. The introductory essays discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of this dramatic period in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780708320730
SKU
V9780708320730
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Ref
99-4
About Nicholas Thomas
Nicholas Thomas is the director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge and the author of many books. Dr Jennifer Newell is the Assistant Curator of Pacific Ethnology in the Division of Anthropology and Assistant Professor in the Richard Gilder Graduate School at The American Museum of Natural History.
Reviews for The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David Samwell
The work of Martin Fitzpatrick and Nicholas Thomas is widely respected in the academic community. Both are distinguished senior scholars, and both have produced work of the highest quality. Readers familiar with their previous publications will not be disappointed with The Death of Captain Cook. Dr Andrew Hassam, Director of Australian Studies Program, National Centre for Australian Studies, ... Read more