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  • Looking For La Pérouse

    by Frank Horner ...
    In the third year of the French Revolution the National Assembly sent the d'Entrecasteaux expedition to the Pacific to search for the missing explorer La P�rouse. Like the nation itself the expedition was divided by politics; there were both republicans and monarchists aboard. And besides servicemen there were civilians—the naturalists, whose interests often cut across those of mariners.The ... Read more

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    The extraordinary story of Rose de Freycinet: wife, stowaway and the first woman to record her voyage around the world

    by Suzanne Falkiner ...
    The voyage of Rose de Freycinet, the stowaway who defied the French for love.In 1814, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, nineteen-year-old Rose Pinon married handsome naval officer Louis de Freycinet, fifteen years her senior. Three years later, unable to bear parting from her husband, she dressed in men's clothing and slipped secretly aboard his ship the day before it sailed on a voyage ... Read more

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  • Batavia's Graveyard

    The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Meeting

    by Mike Dash ...
    From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia’s Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival.It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company’s flagship, was loaded with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java. The Batavia was the pride of the Company’s fleet, a tangible symbol of the world’s ... Read more

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  • Harbors and High Seas

    An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian

    by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf ...
    This companion for fans of the Napoleonic sea sagas offers maps of the novels' streets, seas, and coasts, and much more.The tall-masted sailing ships of the early nineteenth century were the technological miracles of their day, allowing their crews to traverse the seas with greater speed than had ever been possible before. Novelist Patrick O'Brian captured the thrill of that era with his ... Read more

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  • Captain James Cook

    by Richard Hough ...
    In Cook's relatively short and adventurous life (1728-79) he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific and the Arctic and Antarctic bringing about a new comprehension of the world's geography and its people's. He was the linking figure between the grey specualtion of the early eighteenth century and the industrial age of the first half of the ... Read more

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  • Captain Cook

    by Vanessa Collingridge ...
    A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, and then onto his final tragic voyage which ... Read more

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  • The World of Patrick O'Brian

    A Sea of Words, A Life Revealed, Harbors and High Seas, and Every Man Will Do His Duty

    by Dean King ...
    Four volumes of history and biography for fans of the Aubrey-Maturin novels, with lore on the Royal Navy and much more.What is a sandgrouse, and where does it live? What are the medical properties of lignum vitae, and how did Stephen Maturin use it to repair his viola? Who is Adm. Lord Keith, and why is his wife so friendly with Capt. Jack Aubrey? More than any other contemporary author, Patrick O ... Read more

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  • Captain Cook

    Master of the Seas

    by Frank McLynn ...
    This "thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated" biography presents a nuanced portrait of the renowned 18th century navigator ( The Wall Street Journal).The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with bold adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook ... Read more

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  • The Sea Warriors

    by Richard Woodman ...
    Extraordinary maritime heroes of the late 18th and early 19th centuries stride across these pages - some, like Warren, Pellew, Cochrane and Collingwood, are still renowned; others are almost unknown today, yet their brilliant exploits deserve to be pulled from under the long shadow of the greatest naval figure of all, Horatio Nelson. The Royal Navy's struggle is set against the political backdrop ... Read more

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  • Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada

    The adventurer and map maker's formative years

    by Jerry Lockett ...
    The skills, knowledge and experience that took Captain James Cook to the South Seas and around the world seemed to come out of nowhere. In fact, as author Jerry Lockett has discovered, their foundation was laid during the time he spent in Atlantic Canada. His experiences on Canada's east coast and the naval men he met there shaped him to become one of the most successful explorers of all time.Cook ... Read more

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  • Napoleon's Australia

    by Terry Smyth ...
    'A fascinating insight into French ambition and amity in Australia, bursting with joie de vivre' – David Hunt, bestselling author of GirtIn the northern winter of 1814, a French armada set sail for New South Wales. The armada’s mission was the invasion of Sydney, and its inspiration and its fate were interwoven with one of history’s greatest love stories – that of Napoleon and Josephine.The ... Read more

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  • Voyages to the South Seas

    In Search of Terres Australes

    by Danielle Clode ...
    Series Book 154 - Untapped
    While British soldiers and settlers colonised Australia, French scientists continued to explore its coastlines and study its strange flora and fauna.Lapérouse and Labillardière, Baudin and Bougainville and others left their own, lighter marks on the country in the name of human knowledge.This is their story—deeply researched and richly imagined by zoologist and award-winning science writer ... Read more

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