"Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain, as Endeavour : the ship and the attitude that changed the world."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-363) and index.

"A history of the legendary ship Endeavour"--,Provided by publisher.

Endeavour was the name given to a collier, a commonplace coal carrying vessel, made of oak, bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. No one could have guessed it would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. It carried Captain James Cook on his first major voyage, newly charting the existence of New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. During the battles for control of New York in 1776, Endeavour witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she was a toxic symbol of empire, responsible for dispossession and disruption. Moore tells of the ship's many lives, and shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Enlightenment. -- adapted from jacket