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Book A Voyage Round the World  2 vols

Download or read book A Voyage Round the World 2 vols written by George Forster and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Forster's A Voyage Round the World presents a wealth of geographic, scientific, and ethnographic knowledge uncovered by Cook's second journey of exploration in the Pacific (1772-1775). Accompanying his father, the ship's naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster, on the voyage, George proved a knowledgeable and adept observer. The lively, elegant prose and critical detail of his account, based loosely on his father's journal, make it one of the finest works of eighteenth-century travel literature and an account of prime importance in the history of European contact with Pacific peoples. The Forsters' publications reveal the sophistication and enthusiasm they brought to their observation of Polynesian peoples as well as a sensitivity to the moral ambiguities of contact. The two volumes of George Forster's work include substantially richer descriptions of encounters with island inhabitants than either his father's classic work (Observations Made during a Voyage round the World, UH Press, 1996) or Cook's official narrative, and its confident, even visionary, style incorporates a good deal of polemic, particularly in its criticism of the treatment of islanders by Cook's crew. In addition to the range and depth of its anthropological considerations, it provides a thrilling account of life aboard one of Cook's vessels. In its author's German translation, this work becomes a classic of natural history writing, but its original English version has long been neglected by anglophone scholars. This new scholarly edition makes this important book readily available for the first time since its initial publication more than two centuries ago. But it also presents the work in fresh terms, making it more accessible and relevant to a contemporary audience. The valuable introduction and annotations draw on the wide range of anthropological and ethnohistorical scholarship published since the 1960s and contextualize the book in relation to both the cultures of Oceania documented by the Forsters and the history of European voyaging in the Pacific. Appendixes include a translation of the introduction to the German edition and the polemical pamphlets by George Forster and the ship's astronomer William Wales, in which some of the book's more controversial claims were debated. A Voyage Round the World brings the disciplines of history and anthropology to bear on Cook's voyages in an illuminating and readable fashion. This edition will help complete the corpus of basic documents on Cook's voyages--a crucial resource for researchers in cultural, Pacific, and maritime history; archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians; and most recently for scholars engaged in revisionist interpretations of eighteenth-century exploration and colonization.

Book Journal of a Voyage Round the World

Download or read book Journal of a Voyage Round the World written by William Deane Seymour and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of a Voyage Round the World

Download or read book Journal of a Voyage Round the World written by William Deane Seymour and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A firsthand account of a circumnavigation of the globe in the mid-19th century, covering a wide range of topics including geography, anthropology, and natural history. Offers a vivid and engaging portrait of the diverse peoples, cultures, and ecosystems encountered on the voyage, as well as the challenges and rewards of life at sea. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book A Cruising Voyage Round the World

Download or read book A Cruising Voyage Round the World written by Woodes Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1718 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of a Voyage Round the World

Download or read book Journal of a Voyage Round the World written by W. D. Seymour and published by . This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Journal of a Voyage Round the World

Download or read book A Journal of a Voyage Round the World written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Captain Cook s Journal During His First Voyage Round the World  Made in H  M  Bark  Endeavour   1768 71

Download or read book Captain Cook s Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Made in H M Bark Endeavour 1768 71 written by James Cook and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Book Journal of Researches

Download or read book Journal of Researches written by Charles Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas  in His Majesty s Ship

Download or read book A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas in His Majesty s Ship written by Sydney Parkinson and published by . This book was released on 1773 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Voyage Round the World

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  • Author : William Funnell
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-06-10
  • ISBN : 9781720922520
  • Pages : 554 pages

Download or read book A Voyage Round the World written by William Funnell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-10 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A voyage round the world By William Funnell A voyage round the world. Containing an account of Captain Dampier's expedition into the South-Seas in the ship St George, in the years 1703 and 1704. ... Together with the author's voyage from Amapalla ... By William Funnell.William Ross Norman Funnell is a top-class showjumper. He has been in many Nations Cup teams, but has never ridden in the Olympics. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Book A Cruising Voyage Round the World

Download or read book A Cruising Voyage Round the World written by Woodes Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1712 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World  on Physical Geography  Natural History  and Ethic Philosophy

Download or read book Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World on Physical Geography Natural History and Ethic Philosophy written by Johann Reinhold Forster and published by . This book was released on 1778 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World

Download or read book Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World written by Johann Reinhold Forster and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johann Reinhold Forster's Observations Made During A Voyage Round The World, first published in 1778, is the most significant and substantial analysis of non-Western cultures to have emerged from the Cook voyages. It derived from Forster's appointment as naturalist on Cook's second voyage of 1772-1775, which dramatically extended European cartographic and ethnographic knowledge in the Pacific and the Antarctic.

Book A Voyage Round the World

Download or read book A Voyage Round the World written by William Betagh and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Voyage Round the World" by William Betagh. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Book Captain Cook s Journal During His First Voyage Round the World  Illustrated

Download or read book Captain Cook s Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Illustrated written by Captain James Cook and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Cook's Journal During his First Voyage Round the World Made in H.M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768-71. A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS

Book A Voyage Round the World  But More Particularly to the North West Coast of America  Performed in 1785  1786  1787  and 1788  in the King George and Queen Charlotte  Captains Portlock and Dixon

Download or read book A Voyage Round the World But More Particularly to the North West Coast of America Performed in 1785 1786 1787 and 1788 in the King George and Queen Charlotte Captains Portlock and Dixon written by Nathaniel Portlock and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Voyage Round the World  in the Years 1740  41  42  43  44  Compiled by R  Walter

Download or read book A Voyage Round the World in the Years 1740 41 42 43 44 Compiled by R Walter written by George Anson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Admiral George Anson on his epic circumnavigation of the globe in the mid-18th century. Anson's gripping account of his journey, which includes encounters with pirates, storms, and exotic cultures, is a true classic of travel literature. With detailed maps and illustrations, this edition of A Voyage Round the World offers readers a unique glimpse into a bygone era of exploration and adventure. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.