The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings by David Samwell - Hardcover

Thomas, Nicholas; Fitzpatrick, Martin; Newell, Jenny

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0708319688 ISBN 13: 9780708319680

Verlag: University of Wales Press, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

A classic account of the death of British explorer Captain James Cook is presented for the first time here by David Samwell, a surgeon on Cook's third and final voyage. Samwell, believed by his contemporaries to have been touched by genius, proves not only to be a vivid and lively storyteller but a fascinating figure in his own right. Samwell's understanding of Cook's death leads to wider ramifications concerning the native societies involved in the voyage. The book also includes Samwell's poetry and his previously unpublished letters relating to the voyage, and introductory essays that assess his overall contribution to both Pacific and maritime history while further exploring the dimensions of his personality and career.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Nicholas Thomas is the head of the anthropology department at Goldsmiths' College, University of London, and the former director of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Australia. Martin Fitzpatrick is a former senior lecturer at the department of history and Welsh history at the University of Wales–Aberystwyth and has been published widely on 18th-century literature. Jenny Newell is the assistant curator of the Pacific and Australian Collection in the Department of Ethnography at the British Museum.

Prof. Nicholas Thomas is Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambrdige. He has published extensively and won many awards in the field of cross-cultural research in both the UK and Australia. Dr. Martin Fitzpatrick (retired) was formerly Senior Lecturer at the Department of History and Welsh History, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He has published widely on eighteenth-century literature, Jenny Newell is Assistant Curator, Pacific and Australian Collection, Department of Ethnography, British Museum and has contributed to a number of publications on eighteenth-century travel/exploration.

Prof. Nicholas Thomas is Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambrdige. He has published extensively and won many awards in the field of cross-cultural research in both the UK and Australia. Dr. Martin Fitzpatrick (retired) was formerly Senior Lecturer at the Department of History and Welsh History, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He has published widely on eighteenth-century literature, Jenny Newell is Assistant Curator, Pacific and Australian Collection, Department of Ethnography, British Museum and has contributed to a number of publications on eighteenth-century travel/exploration.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Wales Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0708319688
• ISBN 13: 9780708319680
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 180
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