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Transit of Venus: Travels in the Pacific
Julian Evans
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Description for Transit of Venus: Travels in the Pacific
Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
The Pacific Ocean calls to mind a world of fabulous kingdoms and noble savages, guilt free sex and gin-clear lagoons, and a perfect idleness fed by lush fruits and fish-rich seas. Ever since Captain Cook first went to Tahiti in 1769 to observe the transit of Venus across the sun, this dream of the Pacific has not lost its force. But Julian Evans's journey through the island archipelagos of the Great Ocean was also informed by a quest into our more modern myths - such as Peacekeeper missiles and nuclear bombs being tested by the US Army. With humour ... Read more
The Pacific Ocean calls to mind a world of fabulous kingdoms and noble savages, guilt free sex and gin-clear lagoons, and a perfect idleness fed by lush fruits and fish-rich seas. Ever since Captain Cook first went to Tahiti in 1769 to observe the transit of Venus across the sun, this dream of the Pacific has not lost its force. But Julian Evans's journey through the island archipelagos of the Great Ocean was also informed by a quest into our more modern myths - such as Peacekeeper missiles and nuclear bombs being tested by the US Army. With humour ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780600536
SKU
V9781780600536
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Ref
99-99
About Julian Evans
Julian Evans grew up on Australia's east coast and then in the south London suburbs of the 1960s. In 1990 he left his job in London to island-hop across the Pacific Ocean by ship, small plane and boat, a journey that ended five months later at the US nuclear-missile test range on Kwajalein atoll. His latest book was the highly ... Read more
Reviews for Transit of Venus: Travels in the Pacific
Julian Evans is a meticulous, vivid writer... honest and shrewd: a first-rate reporter. - Financial Times