Title: Fairweather of the Bark Endeavour
Description: Fairweather of the Bark Endeavour is the missing version of the Endeavour’s first three-year circumnavigation of the globe. A rollicking yarn whilst historically accurate, it cannot be faulted for truth.
It is a little known fact that animals communicate equally with all species be they pal or prey. This ability is proven in cats and dogs by their proximity through time as both friend and enemy.
Cats alone share a heightened camaraderie with their human counterparts. Unable to speak each other’s language, but with keen senses and poignant gestures, those in the know can understand each other very well.
Such a bond existed between Captain James Cook of the Bark Endeavour and his cat, Fairweather.
Fairweather’s story was passed along in time by cats with knowing humans. The story of the Endeavour’s voyage is common knowledge in both human and feline history. Fairweather’s tale became known to Helen Whitten Weiss through her own cat. Her keenness for this story saw them collaborate over many years to complete the mostly true story and history of the Endeavour’s first three year voyage of science, botany, astronomy and seafaring on the tiny Endeavour packed with ninety eight men: crewmen, officers, marines, gentlemen and animals. Fairweather enmeshed himself in everything from the day-to-day workings of the ship to history making events along the Endeavour’s way.
The Royal Society funded the Endeavour to watch and chart the Transit of Venus across the sun for advancement to science and navigation and Tahiti was the optimal place to set the instruments to record it. This was their aim, but First Lieutenant Cook as acting Captain has secret orders not to be opened until the transit had been recorded.
Sneaking on board at London’s Deptford docks, Fairweather used his mother’s high breeding to promote the Endeavour in all her ports of call. His father’s wily ways taught him to mouse the stores of the ship; he became one of the crew.
Fairweather befriended the five young lads apprenticed to the ship, both in duty or mischief and adventure. His favourite crewmen were the one-handed cook and butcher, ensuring that he was justly rewarded for his mousing skills with portions from the evening’s fare.
Joseph Banks the noted Botanist, had assembled a group of artists, astronomers and fellow botanists to study the plants, animals and all aspects of the lands they visited. He brought his two greyhounds along as hunters and company. Fairweather avoided Chester and Lady until the close proximity of all on the tiny Endeavour forced an alliance with the dogs. They became jolly friends and solid comrades, weathering all kinds of adventures on their cruise around the world.
He met other seagoing felines in each harbour. They notoriously gathered behind the seafarer’s inns in all of the world’s ports. Some were difficult to befriend but the Fairweather charm would win them over. Others knew of his infamous mentor, Turkel, back in England and welcomed him to their taverns with open arms.
Fairweather and Captain Cook met nightly to record the Endeavour’s log. Fairweather learned the ways of the weather, currents and charts and silently concurred with the Captain each night.
When the time came, the secret orders were opened sending the Endeavour to look for the Great Southern Land, Terra Australis Incognita or Australia as it is now known. 
Fairweather and the Captain mapped and charted the currents, coordinates and measurements nightly. They successfully found New Zealand, and later landed at Botany Bay, laying claim to Australia for King George and England.
Celebrations and tragedies, sorcerers and tribal chiefs, Tahitians, Maori, Aborigine and many more inhabitants of foreign lands were a part of Fairweather’s journey. 
Thanks to the transposition of this historical factional voyage, Fairweather will take child and adult alike through all of the Endeavour’s secrets, fiction and truths, lands  cats and people. Fairweather’s yarn will satisfy the most discerning history expert through to the youngest child’s yearn for a jolly story. Fairweather’s take on the world and its people in the late 1700’s is unique and gripping yet charming and funny. 
Fairweather’s secret history is found.
Subjects: 1st Voyage of Capt. James Cook
People: Captain James Cook
Time periods: 18th Century