{"product_id":"passing-worlds-tahiti-in-the-era-of-captain-cook-9780807168233","title":"Passing Worlds: Tahiti in the Era of Captain Cook","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeeply researched and deeply felt, \u003ci\u003ePassing Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic reimagining of the first encounters of Europeans and Tahitians during the historic voyages of Captain James Cook. Although the expeditions brought back impressive stores of knowledge and new plant and animal specimens, those scientific rewards came at a high human cost. Examining both imperialism and exploration, Holmes illuminates the cultural exchanges, clashes, miscommunications, and friendships that developed during these European sojourns, including the Tahitians' impressions of their strange visitors, the ways the British played into island politics, and how the \"discovery\" of Tahiti--with its easy life, absence of poverty, and liberal sexuality--influenced European ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart narrative, part lyric, the poems speak in multiple voices, bringing to life a fascinating cast of characters, from the black servants and common sailors to the aristocratic naturalist Joseph Banks, a female Tahitian leader, and an island girl caught in a system of sexual commerce. Marking the 250th anniversary of the launch of the \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e, which carried Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world, \u003ci\u003ePassing Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and imaginative depiction of a key point in a historic voyage and of a society whose delicate balance was altered and finally devastated by the impact of a far different one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807168233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Holmes is the author of two previous books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Patience of the Cloud Photographer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Playhouse near Dark\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares, Prairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals. She lives in Ithaca, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40161608007795,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_db0f416d-4c4e-4458-9881-b442a432c2c0.jpg?v=1654955186","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/passing-worlds-tahiti-in-the-era-of-captain-cook-9780807168233","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}