An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Nicholas Thomas

2 books referenced

Books by Nicholas Thomas

Discoveries

Referenced in 1 episode

381. Captain Cook: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 2)

October 25, 2023

Context:

Explicitly mentioned as 'his wonderful book, Discoveries' when discussing an alternative interpretation of a Tahitian woman's behavior during Banks's encounter - suggesting she was displaying her tattoo markings as business credentials rather than engaging in sexual exhibitionism

Discoveries, The Voyages of Captain Cook

Referenced in 1 episode

380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1)

October 22, 2023

Context:

Tom explicitly states 'I read a wonderful book by an Australian scholar, Nicholas Thomas' and describes it as focusing on the cultures of Oceania. He quotes from it describing Cook as 'the greatest sea explorer of all time.'