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Item Details
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THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK AND OTHER WRITINGS BY DAVID SAMWELL
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| By: |
Nicholas Thomas, Martin Fitzpatrick, Jenny Newell |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0708319688 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780708319680 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
28 April, 2007 |
| Pages: |
180 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
An account of Captain Cook's voyage and death tells the story of the writer, the Welsh surgeon David Samwell, who was one of the members of Cook's crew. This book presents the letters relating to Cook's third voyage, and his poetry. It analyses the dimensions concerning Samwell's personality and career. |
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No |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
University of Wales Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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