Cooks Straits

Download or read book Cook's Straits written by Ernst Dieffenbach and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dieffenbach's extended account of his New Zealand visit. Vol. I outlines his journeys in the North Island with two chapters on the Maoris and whalers of the Sounds. More important expeditions were to the Hutt River headways, his ascent of Egmont, his walk to Mokau and journey through Waikato to Taupo and Rotoaira returning by Rotorua and Tauranga in company with W.C. Symonds and (for part only) A.D. Best. His visits to many parts of Northland in company with a Capt. Bernard on the latter's vessel are outlined ... The second volume has an extended treatment of the Maoris, their culture, traditions and a lengthy section on the language with grammar, vocabulary and examples. Dieffenbach has a short chapter on the flora and over 120 pages on the fauna by J.E. Gray of the BM. Cf. Bagnall.

Download or read book Multihulls written by Jon Schiller and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A select group of world-class yachtsmen prepare for the Round-the-World Multihull Race, a test to determine not only the best go-fast design, but also who is the world's greatest skipper. The challengers have known each other through years of Grand Prix and Olympic sailing competitions. Ronny Kelly, amiable and clever Californian, Paoli Venuzzi, who secretly cheated Kelly out of the gold at the Barcelona Olympics, and the Frenchman Philippe Matin, holder of many cross-Atlantic speed records, emerge as the top contenders. Their efforts are bankrolled by a variety of international corporations plus a Mafia backed bank. The Mafia schemes to collect millions in gambling and drug peddling profits by pressuring their skipper to smuggle cocaine and arrange "accidents" during the race. As the race proceeds, the Mafia become more and more desperate to recoup their gambling losses and their attempts become much more than "accidents."

Download or read book A New System of General Geography written by Ebenezer MACFAIT and published by . This book was released on 1780 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Simmonds Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany written by Peter Lund Simmonds and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eliza Cook's Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries written by William Henry Giles Kingston and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries" by William Henry Giles Kingston James Cook FRS was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. This book showcases all his most important discoveries and highlights the important work he did in forming the now commonly known image of the world.

Download or read book Captain Cook; his Life, Voyages, and Discoveries written by William Kingston and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-12-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.