The to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands

by Max Quanchi and John Robson

The long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were an exercise in logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. This ambitious and informative reference includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081086830X
• ISBN13: 9780810868304
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"