Endeavour : the ship that changed the world
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Main Flagstaff Public Library - Non-Fiction
910.92 M823E
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910.92 M823E
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420 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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General Note
"Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain, as Endeavour : the ship and the attitude that changed the world"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363) and index.
Description
The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore's Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship's role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, P. (2019). Endeavour: the ship that changed the world (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Peter, 1983-. 2019. Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Peter, 1983-. Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Peter. Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
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