{"product_id":"pacific-islands","title":"Pacific Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eSalt air, open hor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eizons, a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003end the thrill of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eunknown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003ethree extraordinary expeditions led by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eBritish captain James Cook (1728–1779) would forever change the world's understanding of the Pacific. More than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e100,000 miles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e were sailed aboard the Endeavor, the Resolution, and the Adventure, charting coastlines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003enever b\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eefore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e trace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003ed by European hands and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eencountering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e landscapes of breathtaking splendor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003ePacific Islands: James Cook Voyages invites readers to follow in the wake of one of history's great explorers. From the turquoise lagoons of Tahiti and the volcanic peaks of Hawaii to the dense forests of New Zealand and the vast shores of eastern Australia, the book captures the Pacific as Cook and his crew first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eencountered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003e it—wild, astonishing, and alive with culture and natural wonder. The flora and fauna documented for the very first time in the eighteenth century are brought vividly to the present, alongside the stories of the island peoples who shaped the voyages as profoundly as the winds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148797156 BCX4\"\u003eWritten by Nicholas Thomas, professor of historical anthropology at the University of Cambridge and one of the leading authorities on Oceania, this volume is both a celebration of the age of exploration and a meditation on the enduring allure of the Pacific. 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