Endeavour: the ship that changed the world
(Book)
"An immense treasure trove of fact-filled and highly readable fun.” --Simon Winchester, The New York Times Book Review
A Sunday Times (U.K.) Best Book of 2018 and Winner of the Mary Soames Award for History
An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world
The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration.
The first history of its kind, Peter Moore’s Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship’s role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism.
Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history’s most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.
Notes
Moore, P. (2019). Endeavour: the ship that changed the world. First American edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Moore, Peter, 1983-. 2019. Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Moore, Peter, 1983-, Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Moore, Peter. Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World. First American edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-363) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue: Endeavours of the mind -- Part one: Life. Acorns -- Part two: Trade. Enigmas ; Cross currents ; Mr. Birds ways ; Land of liberty -- Part three: Exploration. "Take a trip in disguise" ; Airy dreams ; Perfect strangers ; "That rainbow serpent place" -- Part four: War ; 360° ; The frozen serpent of the south ; The collier fleet ; Ghosts -- Epilogue: Endeavours. | |
| 520 | |a "A history of the legendary ship Endeavour"--|c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 520 | |a "[This book] is the story of a ship, an idea, and a way of looking at the world. It is grounded in the Enlightenment, an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier--a commonplace coal carrying vessel--made of oak, bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. No one could have guessed it would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. As Charles Darwin wrote, Endeavour added an entire hemisphere to the civilized world when it carried Captain James Cook on his first major voyage, newly charting the existence of New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Endeavour also had a role in American history. During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers to American shores. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she was a toxic symbol of empire, responsible for dispossession and disruption. The first history of its kind, [this book] is the epic telling of the ship's many lives. Using meticulous research, Moore tells the story of one of history's most defining sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Enlightenment."--Dust jacket. | ||
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