{"product_id":"james-cook-by-peter-fitzsimons-9780733643309","title":"James Cook","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eBut who was the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e James Cook?\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith his masterful storytelling talent, Peter FitzSimons brings James Cook to life. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of the \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e, where Cook first set foot on Australian and New Zealand soil, FitzSimons contrasts Cook against another figure who looms large in Australasian history: Joseph Banks, the aristocratic botanist. As they left England, Banks, a rich, famous playboy, was everything that Cook was not. The voyage tested Cook's character and would help define his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, 240 years after James Cook's death, FitzSimons reveals what kind of man James was at heart. His strengths, his weaknesses, his passions and pursuits, failures and successes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Cook\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the man behind the myth.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849349058796,"sku":"9780733643309","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5133383482449.jpg?v=1759043349","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/james-cook-by-peter-fitzsimons-9780733643309","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}