Description
The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. This book not only makes Samwell's "Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook" readily available for the first time, but presents it with Samwell's previously unpublished letters relating to Cook's third voyage, and his poetry. The introductory essays discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of this dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examine the personality and career of Samwell himself.
About the Author
Nicholas Thomas is the director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge and the author of many books. Dr Jennifer Newell is the Assistant Curator of Pacific Ethnology in the Division of Anthropology and Assistant Professor in the Richard Gilder Graduate School at The American Museum of Natural History.
Reviews
"The work of Martin Fitzpatrick and Nicholas Thomas is widely respected in the academic community. Both are distinguished senior scholars, and both have produced work of the highest quality. Readers familiar with their previous publications will not be disappointed with The Death of Captain Cook." Dr Andrew Hassam, Director of Australian Studies Program, National Centre for Australian Studies, Australia'The Death of Captain Cook and other Writings by David Samwell is a wonderful addition to the scholarship on James Cook's voyages. This book is a marvelous compilation of scholarly reflections and original materials relating to David Samwell, and the product of a rewarding collaboration between the authors. I commend it warmly to all those interested in Captain Cook, his shipmates, and their adventures in the Pacific.'Anne Salmond, Journal of Pacific History
Book Information
ISBN 9780708320730
Author Nicholas Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 180
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 345g
About the Author
Nicholas Thomas is the director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge and the author of many books. Dr Jennifer Newell is the Assistant Curator of Pacific Ethnology in the Division of Anthropology and Assistant Professor in the Richard Gilder Graduate School at The American Museum of Natural History.
Reviews
"The work of Martin Fitzpatrick and Nicholas Thomas is widely respected in the academic community. Both are distinguished senior scholars, and both have produced work of the highest quality. Readers familiar with their previous publications will not be disappointed with The Death of Captain Cook." Dr Andrew Hassam, Director of Australian Studies Program, National Centre for Australian Studies, Australia'The Death of Captain Cook and other Writings by David Samwell is a wonderful addition to the scholarship on James Cook's voyages. This book is a marvelous compilation of scholarly reflections and original materials relating to David Samwell, and the product of a rewarding collaboration between the authors. I commend it warmly to all those interested in Captain Cook, his shipmates, and their adventures in the Pacific.'Anne Salmond, Journal of Pacific History
Book Information
ISBN 9780708320730
Author Nicholas Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 180
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 345g
