Tupaia
Subtitle: Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator
By: Joan Druett
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780313387487
Subjects: Explorers; Biography; Discovery and exploration
Description: A biography of Tupaia, navigator and translator for Captain James Cook, covering brief glimpses into his childhood, focusing on his time on the Endeavor with Cook, and revealing Tupaia's other skill sets during his lifetime.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning; title: The dolphin; title: The red pennant; title: The queen of Tahiti; title: The state visit; title: Tupaia's pyramid; title: The endeavour; title: Recognizing Tupaia; title: Tupaia's mythology; title: Return to Raiatea; title: Tupaia's map; title: Latitude forty south; title: Young Nick's head; title: Becoming legend; title: The convoluted coast of New Zealand; title: Botany Bay; title: The Great Barrier Reef; title: The last chapter.