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  • James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world by

    The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and ...

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  • Scott of the Antarctic: We Shall Die Like Gentlemen by

    Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 29 March 1912) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic ...

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  • Icebound by

    'An epic tale of exploration, daring and tragedy told by a fine historian - and a wonderful writer' Peter Frankopan, author of the bestselling The Silk ...

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  • Antarctica's Lost Aviator: The Epic Adventure to Explore theLast Frontier on Earth by

    The astonishing voyage of the first solo crossing of Antarctica by the unlikeliest of arctic explorers.

    By the 1930s, no one had yet crossed Antarctica ...

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  • Historical Sea Charts: Visions and Voyages Through the Ages by

    This book shows the history of charts and nautical maps from the earliest known examples to the one used in the Twentieth Century, with a ...

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  • Icy Graves: Exploration and Death in the Antarctic by

    Highlighting the true heroism of Antarctic explorers, the dangers they face and the equipment used to prevail. Ever since Captain Cook first sailed into the ...

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  • The Great Journeys in History by

    Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travellers of all time. This book chronicles their stories ...

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  • GOLD DUST AND ASHES: The Romantic Story of the New Guinea Goldfields by

    Idriess latest book is really the romance of the Edie Creek and Bulolo diggings, situated inland from Salamau; and the associated names of diggers as ...

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  • Brazil That Never Was by

    A famed British neurologist embarks on an expedition in Brazil to follow the trail of Percy Fawcett, an occult-obsessed explorer who went missing in the ...

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  • Australian Geographic Guide to Antarctica by

    In 1820, after millennia spent speculating and searching, humans laid eyes on Antarctica for the very first time. Since then, our relationship with this enigmatic ...

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  • H.M. Bark Endeavour Updated Edition by

    Here, in one accessible volume, is Ray Parkin's highly acclaimed and multi-award winning study of Captain James Cook's Endeavour. This incomparable book is ...

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  • H.M. Bark Endeavour Box Set by

    Original box set edition

    Ray Parkin, sailor, artist and author, set out in the 1970s to discover everything he could about Captain James Cook's ...

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  • Captain Cook by

    On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's successful navigation to the coast of Australia, this is Alistair MacLean's absorbing story of one of ...

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  • Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific by

    Winner of the 2020 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award for nonfiction and the 2019 NSW Premier's History Awards for general history

    'Wonderfully researched ...

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  • The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook, with Sam Neill by

    A rich, complex and engaging account of Cook's voyages across the Pacific, from actor and raconteur Sam Neill.

    Captain James Cook first set sail ...

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