From Maui to Cook: The discovery and settlement of the Pacific

by David Henry Lewis

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The story of Pacific exploration seen through the eyes of a modern-day seagoing adventurer. It ranges from prehistoric times - when legend says the god Maui fished the North Island of New Zealand out of the sea - to the culmination of European exploration by Cook and concludes with the resurgence of voyaging by Pacific Islanders in their traditional craft.

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Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS
990History & geographyOceania & Polar RegionsOceania & Pacific Islands
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DU20 .L44History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaOceania (South Seas)History of Oceania (South Seas)

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