by Simon Baker · BBC Worldwide Publishing · tapa dura · ISBN 9780563534631
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«The Ship: Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage» is the historical essay by Simon Baker, published by BBC Worldwide in hardcover (223 pages, in English).
Simon Baker reconstructs James Cook's first voyage on the Endeavour and contrasts it with the experience of BBC volunteers on a replica of the ship, which repeated a stretch of the route between Cape Grafton and Jakarta. The original journals serve him to show how the expedition went from observing an eclipse to seeking the Australian continent.
Companion volume to the BBC television program of the same name. Includes bibliography (page 221) and index.
A read for those interested in naval history, Pacific exploration and the figure of Captain Cook.
Simon Lucas Baker is an Australian actor and director. He first gained prominence on the Australian soap opera E Street (1992–1993). Baker achieved his Hollywood breakthrough in 1997 with a supporting role as Matt Reynolds in L.A. Confidential (1997). This role marked his American film debut and a pivotal turning point in his career, successfully establishing his presence in the international film industry. He later starred in the CBS legal drama The Guardian (2001–2004), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama in 2002. His breakthrough role came as Patrick Jane in the 2008-2015 Drama-thriller series The Mentalist, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2009. Baker has also appeared in several films, including, Restaurant (1998), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and Margin Call (2011).
