Lying for the admiralty : Captain Cook's Endeavour voyage

Lying for the admiralty : Captain Cook's Endeavour voyage / Margaret Cameron-Ash ; foreword by John Howard.

Author/creator	Cameron-Ash, Margaret author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Dural Delivery Centre, NSW : Rosenberg Publishing, 2018.
Copyright Notice	©2018
Description	240 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Cook, James, 1728-1779--Travel. Endeavour (Bark)--History. Great Britain. Admiralty. Explorers--Great Britain --History --19th century. Explorers--Great Britain --Biography. Explorers--Great Britain. Voyages around the world. Discoveries in geography--British --History --18th century. Great Britain--Admiralty. Australia--Discovery and exploration. New Zealand--Discovery and exploration. Oceania--Discovery and exploration.

Abstract	When the Admiralty sends Cook to observe the transit of Venus he is also told to find new territories for Britain and to take steps secretly to get in ahead of the French.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	Biography.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9780648043966 paperback
ISBN	0648043967 paperback
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	G420 .C65 C36 2018	✔ Available	Place Hold