{"product_id":"tupaia-joan-a-druett-9780313387487","title":"Tupaia: Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers a biography of the unacknowledged Tahitian navigator who was essential to the success and eventual fame of Captain Cook's historic voyage on the \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTupaia was the brilliant Polynesian navigator and translator who sailed with Captain James Cook from Tahiti, piloted the \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e across the South Pacific, and interceded on behalf of the European voyagers with the warrior Maori of New Zealand. As a man of high social ranking, Tupaia was also invaluable as an intermediary, interpreting local rituals and ceremonies. Joseph Banks, the botanist with Cook's expedition, is famous for describing the manners and customs of the Polynesian people in detail. Much of the credit for this information rightfully belongs to Tupaia--indeed, he could aptly be called the Pacific's first anthropologist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite all this, Tupaia's colorful tale has never been part of the popular Captain Cook legend. This unique book tells the first-contact story with Europeans as seen through the eyes of the Polynesians, and documents how Tupaia's contributions changed the history of the Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan A. Druett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313387486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313387487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.65w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 64","brand":"Joan A. Druett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981566509311,"sku":"9780313387487","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0baaa4e5-1721-46f7-ab84-0582e62e266e.jpg?v=1683256322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tupaia-joan-a-druett-9780313387487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}