Bibliograph

The wide wide sea, imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook, Hampton Sides

Type

Label

The wide wide sea, imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook, Hampton Sides

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-616) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The wide wide sea

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1428439554

Responsibility statement

Hampton Sides

Sub title

imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

Classification