{"product_id":"endeavour-updated-edition-ray-parkin","title":"Endeavour: Updated Edition - Ray Parkin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, in one accessible volume, is Ray Parkin's highly acclaimed and multi-award winning study of Captain James Cook's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This incomparable book is a unique account of a great journey-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's voyage up the east coast of Australia in 1770-and a remarkable re-creation of the experience of being on board ship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParkin draws on meticulous research to reveal what the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looked like, how it sailed, how it smelled, what daily life would have been like for those on board. How many strands of yarn were in the ship's cable? (954.) Did the ship have a lightning conductor? (Yes.) What was the diameter of her main mast? (21 inches.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese details are illustrated by plans and figures depicting the ship's architecture and construction, its deck plan, rigging, sails, armament, boats, cables, anchors and accommodation, all beautifully drawn by Parkin. A composite log of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's voyage-extracts from journals kept by those on board-is supplemented by an interpretive commentary and explanatory charts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn absorbing book- discursive, erudite, at times poetic, full of wisdom, insight and information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eAuthor: Ray Parkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eISBN: 9780522876437\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf2\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover \/ 480 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Melbourne University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eDate Published: 19 May 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HARPER ENTERTAINMENT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52587677778194,"sku":"015827","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9001\/9602\/files\/h-m-bark-endeavour-updated-edition-9780522876437_xlg.jpg?v=1786158613","url":"https:\/\/store.anmm.gov.au\/products\/endeavour-updated-edition-ray-parkin","provider":"Sea Museum Retail Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}