{"product_id":"9781784703929-endeavour","title":"Endeavour","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sunday Times bestselling biography of Captain Cook’s recently discovered ship\u003cbr\u003eHere, Peter Moore sets out to explore the different lives of this remarkable ship – from the acorn that grew into the oak that made her, to her rich and complex legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating and richly detailed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e recently discovered off the coast of America- \u003ci\u003eEndeavour \u003c\/i\u003eis an alluring combination of history, adventure and science.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From \u003ci\u003eJohnson's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e to campaigns for liberty, the Enlightenment was an age of endeavours. It was also the name given to a commonplace, coal-carrying vessel bought by the Royal Navy in 1768 for an expedition to the South Seas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one could have guessed that \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e would go on to become the most significant ship in the history of British exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e famously carried Captain James Cook on his first great voyage, but her complete story has never been told before. Here, Peter Moore sets out to explore the different lives of this remarkable ship - from the acorn that grew into the oak that made her, to her rich and complex legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and richly detailed. Peter Moore has brought us an acute insight into the ship that carried some of the most successful explorers across the world. A fine book that's definitely worth exploring' MICHAEL PALIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450826436982,"sku":"9781784703929","price":13.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28283275.jpg?v=1760454036","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784703929-endeavour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}