{"product_id":"endeavour-the-ship-that-changed-the-world-paperback","title":"Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immense treasure trove of fact-filled and highly readable fun.\" --Simon Winchester, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(U.K.) Best Book of 2018 and W\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einner of the Mary Soames Award for History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first history of its kind, Peter Moore's \u003ci\u003eEndeavour: The Ship That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship's role in shaping the Western world. \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history's most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Moore\u003c\/b\u003e teaches creative writing at the University of London and the University of Oxford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDamn His Blood \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Weather Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named one of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Notable Books of 2015 and adapted for a BBC4 documentary series. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760068100384,"sku":"9781250619433","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/880af2c929c49ed7edeb1f7239dedf7a.webp?v=1780170607","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/endeavour-the-ship-that-changed-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}