Dame Anne Salmond
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The Trial and the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas, written by Dame Anne Salmond of the University of Auckland, is a spectacular re-creation of three of the greatest and most startling of all human journeys.The Pacific voyages of James Cook sailed across perilous tropical seas, survived hurricanes, discovered unknown lands and peoples and made their Captain an icon of imperial history. Yet the story of these epic journeys is far more than one of conquest and control as Cook and his crew are changed as much by what happens as the islanders they meet. Filled with astonishing descriptions drawing on surviving accounts of New Zealand, Tahiti and more, this book reimagines two worlds that explosively collided in the 18th Century and explains the lasting impact of that collision.
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A Conversation with Dame Anne Salmond. These 16 short videos were recorded at the University of Auckland with host Bernice Mene. Dame Anne is asked a series of questions about her writing of the book and her views on Cook, Tupaia and the lasting impact of this extraordinary voyage of First Contact with NZ Maori. The students are Taiasha Opai, Debbie Savage and Brian Teremoana from Aorere College in Manurewa, Suds Singh and Nicola Best from Rangitoto College and the Genesis Summer Science School
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| Title: | Why Did You Write "The Trial of the Cannibal Dog"? |
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| Title: | Where Did the Title Come From? |
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| Title: | What was Cook's Background? |
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| Title: | Who Was Tupaia? |
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| Title: | Tupaia's Role in New Zealand |
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| Title: | How Did You Find Out So Much About Tupaia? |
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| Title: | What do we Know about the Endeavour's Young Crew? |
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| Title: | Conflict in Tahiti |
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| Title: | Tahiti/Maori Comparison |
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| Title: | The Personalities of Cook and Banks |
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| Title: | The Nature of Early Encounters |
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| Title: | The Earl of Moreton's "Hints" |
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| Title: | Joseph Banks "Playing Up" in Tahiti |
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| Title: | Cross-Cultural Barriers |
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| Title: | Cook's Third Voyage, Death and Memories |
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| Title: | The Artefacts Cook took home to Europe |
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The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas.
Excerpts from chapters 2-8 of this major new book written by Dame Anne Salmond of the University of Auckland.The Pacific voyages of James Cook sailed across perilous tropical seas, survived hurricanes, discovered unknown lands and peoples and made their Captain an icon of imperial history. Yet the story of these epic journeys is far more than one of conquest and control as Cook and his crew are changed as much by what happens as the islanders they meet. Filled with astonishing descriptions drawing on surviving accounts of New Zealand, Tahiti and more, this book reimagines two worlds that explosively collided in the 18th Century and explains the lasting impact of that collision. Permission to post these excerpts on this website thanks to Dame Anne Salmond and publisher Penguin Books.
 Chapter 2.
A brief account of Cook's home society, Georgian England, as a background to shipboard dysnamics during his three Pacific voyages.
Chapter 3.
James Cook's background and previous career: the Royal Navy; how the voyage came together; The Secret Instructions. Joseph Banks' life story before joining the expedition. The Endeavour leaves England.
Chapter 4.
The Dolphin's visit to Tahiti in 1767. The Society Islands in the decades before the Europeans' arrival. The Arioi, and their sexual practices; the war god 'Oro. Tupaia, the high priest navigator, and his background. Bougainville's visit; and war in Tahiti. The Endeavour sails from Portsmouth.
Chapter 5.
The voyage, and the Endeavour's arrival at Tahiti in 1769. Tupaia links up with Joseph Banks and his party; learns to paint in watercolours. The Transit of Venus observations; events during the Endeavour's stay in Matavai Bay.
Chapter 6.
Cook and Banks take a tour around the island of Tahiti; Tupaia guides them through the Society Islands. A visit to Taputaputea, the most sacred marae in the archipelago; and to Hamanino, Tupaia's birthplace.
Chapter 7.
The voyage to New Zealand; Tupaia's chart of the Pacific, and his geographical knowledge. The Endeavour's coastal tour of the North Island of New Zealand; Tupaia's role in encounters with Maori. Cook's view of Maori as "uniform free of treachery". Maori cannibalism and European and Tahitian reactions.
Chapter 8.
Cook's first visit to Queen Charlotte Sound. A coastal tour of the South Island of New Zealand; the 'Unknown Southern Continent' theory is shaken. Cook's conclusions about colonising New Zealand.
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Related materials:
Explorations section, First contacts and Waka Voyaging section, Maori & European History
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