Sea of dangers
Subtitle: Captain Cook and his rivals
By: Geoffrey Blainey.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Camberwell, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780670072231
Subjects: Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 -- Journeys; Surville, Jean de, -- 1717-1770 -- Journeys; Endeavour (Ship); St. Jean Baptiste (Ship)
Description: "This is the most revealing narrative so far written of Cook's astonishing voyage along the east coast of Australia. It also casts new light on the little-known voyage by Jean de Surville; Blainey argues that the Frenchman was in the vicinity of Sydney Harbour months before Cook arrived. Eventually Cook set out to explore the hazardous Barrier Reef and find a way through Torres Strait, while the Frenchman searched for a mysterious Jewish colony in the South Pacific."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-403) and index.