Download or read book Omai written by Richard Michael Connaughton and published by Timewell Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid account of the tragedy of England's first black celebrity, the story of the Tahitian prince brought to England by Captain Cook's companion.

Download or read book Omai written by Eric H. McCormick and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omai was the first Polynesian to visit Britain. Picked up by one of Cook's captains, he was carried to England where he became a human curiosity and the lion of fashionable London. He was presented at Court, examined by scientists and painted by a series of artists. He learned to skate and play chess, and developed a liking for the theatre. At the end of two years he was taken back to the Pacific by Cook who left him at the island of Huahine. In this landmark book, McCormick creates a portrait of Omai and a picture of his two worlds, the Polynesian and the European.

Download or read book Cook Omai written by Michelle Hetherington and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2001 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cook & Omai: The Cult of the South Seas draws on the Library's collections and the documentary record to explore a fascinating chapter in the history of the Pacific, and European concerns about the nature of humankind and the world as they saw it. The catalogue and exhibition provide insight into the legacy of Omai, caught, as he was, between two worlds.

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Download or read book Voyages of Discovery written by James Cook and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative of Cook's three voyages to the Pacific and Australasia : the first voyage (in "Endeavour") and the second (in "Resolution" and "Adventure") are largely retold in the third person, with some quotations from Cook's own writings (p. 1-228); the third voyage (in "Resolution" and "Discovery") consists of copious sections of Cook's own account plus accounts by Captains King and Clerke, in addition to the third-person narrative (p. 229-479).

Download or read book Captain Cook s three voyages round the world abridged with a sketch of his life ed by C R Low written by James Cook and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: