Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver Book

Prologue 1

Part 1 Science and Discovery

1 A Hero Returns 7

2 With the Master Mariner 16

3 The China Trade 33

Part 2 The Gathering Storm 4

4 In the Caribbean 51

5 The Nootka Sound Incident 62

6 Discovery and Chatham 82

Part 3 Agent of Empire

7 The Far Side of the World 101

8 The Greatest Marine Survey of All Time 121

9 A Meeting of Minds 141

10 An End and a Beginning 159

11 Hawaii, Alaska and Illness 177

Part 4 In the Most Faithful Manner

12 Powerful Enemies 201

13 Sovereignty and Fate 220

Epilogue 234

Sources 238

Selected Bibliography 242

Acknowledgements 246

Index 247