An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
381. Captain Cook: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 2)
October 25, 2023
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Nicholas Thomas
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
Author: Richard Hoff
Context:
Referenced as 'Cook's biographer' when quoting his assessment that killing more than half a canoe load of people to cultivate friendship 'appears to be an unbalanced calculation' - discussing Cook's violent encounters with Maori in New Zealand