{"product_id":"captain-cook-rediscovered-9780774862226","title":"Captain Cook Rediscovered","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first modern study to focus on James Cook’s polar adventures, \u003cem\u003eCaptain Cook Rediscovered\u003c\/em\u003e introduces an entirely new explorer who is more at home along the edge of the polar ice packs than the Pacific’s sandy beaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Nicandri has ransacked the archives and libraries in order to demonstrate, which he fully does, his view that, although many have seen Cook as an explorer of the tropics, it is in icy wastes and choked channels that Cook was at his best as a careful navigator and observer. -- Barry Gough, Victoria, BC * BC Studies, Issue 209 *\u003cbr\u003eAmbitious … courageous … [Nicandri] targets inconsistencies in the scholarly treatment of Cook's actions … an unquestionably strong book. -- Eric Oakley, Kennesaw State University * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Nicandri's Introduction to this elegant volume summarises the arguments that he develops at length...few will change their minds entirely on reading Nicandri's arguments, but for many (including this reviewer) the book will make them look afresh at the well-worn accounts of Cook's three voyages. -- Glyn Williams * Cook's Log, Vol. 44 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaptain Cook Rediscovered \u003c\/em\u003eis an impressively researched book...There is no denying the quality of Nicandri's historical work. When read alongside the works of Ryan Tucker Jones and Bathsheba Demuth, this book proves essential in helping us better understand European exploration of the North Pacific. -- Michael A. Hill, The University of Kansas * Alaska History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Prequels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The North Sea and Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Republic of Letters \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The South Pacific \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: A Frozen World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Toward the South Pole \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Limit of Ambition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Temporizing in the Tropics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Cook and Forster, on Ice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: A Third Voyage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 An Ancient Quest: A New Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Southern Staging Grounds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Terra Borealis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Blink\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Northern Interlude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Intimations of Mortality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Sequels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Springtime in Kamchatka\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Diminishing Returns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Seeding the Fur Trade on the Voyage Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404943401303,"sku":"9780774862226","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774862226.jpg?v=1730488140","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/captain-cook-rediscovered-9780774862226","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}