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  • The Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste

    by John Dunmore ...
    A True Account of M. de Surville's Expedition to NZ and the Unknown South Seas 1769-70In 1769, 20 years before the French Revolution, two famous navigators passed within 120 kms of each other off the coast of New Zealand; the first was Captain James Cook in command of the Endeavour; the other was French East India Company Captain Jean de Surville in the St Jean Baptiste.French-Pacific historian ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing Non-Fiction

    Writing, #1

    by John Dunmore, Patricia Dunmore ...
    Series Book 1 - Writing
    With Special Emphasis on Historical NarrativesAn up-to-date guide for people embarking on their first journey into recording Aotearoa New Zealand's past. In these pages, writers will find simple, practical advice on all aspects of researching, writing, and publishing local histories, memoirs, family histories, diaries, etc. It also includes details on sourcing suitable illustrations.An essential ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Monsieur Baret

    by John Dunmore ...
    This is the story of an ordinary Frenchwoman of extraordinary courage and determination, who braved everything in order to stay at the side of her lover – even the perils of life aboard an 18th century French navy ship. John Dunmore, a world authority on French naval history, relates with humour and compassion the life of a small-town girl who became the first woman of any race to circumnavigate ... Read more

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  • Chasing a Dream

    The Exploration of the Imaginary Pacific

    by John Dunmore ...
    Uncover the captivating history of Pacific exploration and the myths that shaped our understanding of the world.Early explorers ventured into the vast unknown, driven by dreams of riches and the desire to map the elusive "other side" of the globe. John Dunmore expertly recounts the voyages of the Chinese, Spanish, Dutch, French, and English, revealing the challenges, triumphs, and cultural ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific

    by John Dunmore ...
    Dive into the dark side of the Pacific with tales of rogues, conmen, and dreamers who shaped its history.Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific unveils the captivating stories of adventurers who navigated the vast ocean, from the likeable yet flawed to the downright villainous. Discover James Proctor's wooden-legged trickery, French priest Fr Rougier's rise to "King of Christmas Island," and the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific

    by John Dunmore ...
    Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific is a new title delving into the adventurers who once made the great Pacific their playground – from likeable dreamers to outright conmen, slavers and pirates, and even one self-titled Queen Emma. There's the extraordinary tale of James Proctor who used his wooden leg to trick natives in coming aboard his ship so he could spirit them away as slaves; or French ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Captain Cook

    by Vanessa Collingridge ...
    A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, and then onto his final tragic voyage which ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • Captain Cook

    Master of the Seas

    by Frank McLynn ...
    This "thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated" biography presents a nuanced portrait of the renowned 18th century navigator ( The Wall Street Journal).The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with bold adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Race

    The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia

    by David Hill ...
    On the afternoon of 8 April 1802, in the remote southern ocean, two explorers had a remarkable chance encounter. Englishman Matthew Flinders and Frenchman Nicolas Baudin had been sent by their governments on the same quest: to explore the uncharted coast of the great south land and find out whether the west and east coasts, four thousand kilometres apart, were part of the same island.And so began ... Read more

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

    by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios ...
    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 to the Pacific in 1768, just over 250 years ago. These vast waters, one third of the earth's surface, were uncharted but not unknown. A rich diversity of people and cultures navigated, traded, lived and fought here for thousands of years. Before Cook, the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Opening Up To Indie Authors

    A Guide for Bookstores, Libraries, Reviewers, Literary Event Organisers ... and Self-Publishing Writers (The Alliance of Independent Authors Guides)

    by Debbie Young, Dan Holloway, Orna Ross (Series editor) ...
    Series series An Alliance of Independent Authors Self-Publishing Guide
    You've self-published a book and you'd like to see it in your local library or bookstore or the review pages of your favourite newspaper. You'd like to speak or read at a literary festival or event. You'd like to enter it for a book award or prize. This Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) guide will tell you how to recognise opportunities, work with publishing partners and open doors, and keep ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Girt

    The Unauthorised History of Australia

    by David Hunt ...
    Series Book 1 - The Unauthorised History of Australia
    Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia...In this hilarious history, David Hunt tells the real story of Australia's past from megafauna to Macquarie ... the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.Mark Twain wrote of Australian history: 'It does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies ... but they are ... Read more

    $9.99 USD