{"product_id":"2940169552874","title":"Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first history of its kind, Peter Moore's \u003ci\u003eEndeavour: The Ship That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship's role in shaping the Western world. \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others it would be a toxic symbol of imperialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history's most important sailing ships and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101978083568,"sku":"2940169552874","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169552874_p0.jpg?v=1769896699","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169552874","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}