Endeavour by Peter Moore
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. Fascinating and richly detailed...
Mr Moore is a dazzling new arrival: a witty, intelligent and hugely entertaining writer * Wall Street Journal *
A joy of a biography, offering up a blizzard of maritime and political fascinations.. Moore has written a book that makes the case for his little ship both compelling and irrefutable -- Simon Winchester * New York Times *
Moore uses Endeavour as a window to the age of enlightenment. Like the period it recounts, this book has enormous energy, creativity and self-confidence. It's a feast of endless exotic dishes, all delivered with immense style -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times Books of the Year *
Beautifully constructed, his book is not just the history of a single vessel, but a window into the intellectual and political life of the age of enlightenment, from the thrill of botanical discovery to the horror of Cook's last moments on the beaches of Hawaii -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times Books of the Year *
A dazzling combination of science and adventure, lyrically evocative descriptions of lush tropical landscapes and salt-stung seascapes, and a portrait of an age…an absolute joy from start to finish, and surely my history book of the year -- Christopher Hart * Sunday Times *
A joy of a biography, offering up a blizzard of maritime and political fascinations.. Moore has written a book that makes the case for his little ship both compelling and irrefutable -- Simon Winchester * New York Times *
Moore uses Endeavour as a window to the age of enlightenment. Like the period it recounts, this book has enormous energy, creativity and self-confidence. It's a feast of endless exotic dishes, all delivered with immense style -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times Books of the Year *
Beautifully constructed, his book is not just the history of a single vessel, but a window into the intellectual and political life of the age of enlightenment, from the thrill of botanical discovery to the horror of Cook's last moments on the beaches of Hawaii -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times Books of the Year *
A dazzling combination of science and adventure, lyrically evocative descriptions of lush tropical landscapes and salt-stung seascapes, and a portrait of an age…an absolute joy from start to finish, and surely my history book of the year -- Christopher Hart * Sunday Times *
Peter Moore is a writer, journalist and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Oxford. He is the author of five works of history, including the Sunday Times bestsellers The Weather Experiment and Endeavour. His latest book is A Dangerous Game, a new biography of Thomas Cochrane.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784703929 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784703923 |
| Title | Endeavour |
| Author | Peter Moore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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