...is a story of invasion and a story of discovery. It is the story of Captain Cook and his voyages as well as a study in human interaction and the potentially devastating impact of such human interaction. This work is also considered a classic in many ways although it is not an exceptionally long work. With these simple facts in hand the following paper examines Mooreheads work and provides a critique of the information and presentation.
The Impact
In this work we find ourselves on the deck of the Endeavor and the Resolution during Cooks voyages to the Pacific. In these voyages we are taken to Tahiti, Australia as well as the Antarctic. But, it is not just a presentation of the voyages, but a presentation of the impact, or consequences, of the voyages. And, underlying it all is the notion, presented by Cook, that the savage is noble. In his time Cooks voyages and his concerns about the noble savage provided a great wealth of information for those philosophers who believed that...