{"product_id":"cook-by-rob-mundle-1","title":"Cook by Rob Mundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaptain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers of all time -- only the acclaimed fifteenth-century explorers, Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama, can stand with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author of FATAL STORM, BLIGH and FLINDERS, Rob Mundle explores the life and travels of James Cook in a major new biography for lovers of adventure and the romance of sail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver three remarkable voyages of discovery into the Pacific in the latter part of the eighteenth century, Cook unravelled the centuries-old mystery surrounding the existence of the great south land, Terra Australis Incognita; became the first explorer to circumnavigate New Zealand and prove it comprised two main islands; discovered the Hawaiian Islands; and much more. Cook was a man who pursued a teenager's dream that evolved from a chance encounter in a small seafront village on the east coast of England. It was a dream that became a reality and transported him to legendary status among all who mapped the world, on land and sea. Through the combination of hard-won skills as a seafarer, the talents of a self-taught navigator and surveyor, and an exceptional ability to lead and care for his men, Cook contributed to changing the shape of the world map more than anyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67610772930634,"sku":"7048e","price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/7048e_32c3d014-cfd9-4daa-9faa-0d96be265f6c.jpg?v=1791074649","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/cook-by-rob-mundle-1","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}