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The Trial of the Cannibal Dog - The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas (Hardcover, New)
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The Trial of the Cannibal Dog - The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas (Hardcover, New)
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Total price: R2,000
Discovery Miles: 20 000
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This vivid book retells the story of Captain Cook's great voyages
in the South Seas, focusing on the encounters between the explorers
and the island peoples they "discovered." While Cook and his men
were initially confounded by the Polynesians, they were also
curious. Cook and his crew soon formed friendships-and often more
intimate relationships-with the islanders. The islanders, who
initially were not certain if the Englishmen were even human, came
to experiment with Western customs and in some cases joined the
voyagers on their expeditions. But familiarity quickly bred
contempt. Shipboard discipline was threatened by these new
relationships, and the culture of the islands was also changed
forever. Captain Cook, initially determined to act as an
enlightened leader, saw his resolve falter during the third voyage.
Amicable relations turned hostile, culminating in Cook's violent
death on the shores of Hawaii. In this masterful account of Cook's
voyages, Anne Salmond-a preeminent authority on the history of the
south seas-reimagines two worlds that collided in the eighteenth
century, and the enduring impact of that collision.
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