Bibliograph

Exploring the Pacific, Martha Vail ; John S. Bowman and Maurice Isserman, general editors

Type

Label

Exploring the Pacific, Martha Vail ; John S. Bowman and Maurice Isserman, general editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exploring the Pacific

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

570098317

Responsibility statement

Martha Vail ; John S. Bowman and Maurice Isserman, general editors

Series statement

Discovery & exploration

Table Of Contents

"Tide beating heart of the earth" -- The first Pacific explorers -- Europeans encounter the Pacific, from east and west -- The Spanish in the Pacific -- Exploration in the service of commerce -- Exploration in the service of empire -- James Cook explores the Pacific -- Science and empire

Target audience

adolescent

Classification