Through Darkest Seas: The untold story of how Duyfken, Australia's first ship, was recreated and sailed into history . . . again

By Graeme A Cocks

A spell was cast over Graeme Cocks when he was summoned to coffee and cinnamon biscuits

at an unassuming house in Fremantle, Western Australia, in 1994. For the next 20 years, he

• Language: English
• Publisher: Motoring Past Vintage Publishing
• Release date: Jul 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9780992507824

Graeme A Cocks

Graeme Cocks is an author on motoring and maritime history. He has contributed to maritime books and is the author of many books on motoring history. Twice shortlisted for Book of the Year at the International Historic Motoring Awards in London (2015 and 2016), he's the only Australian writer to have achieved this honour. His book 'Red Dust Racers' also won the Gold Medal in the Transportation category of the International Independent Publishers Awards in New York in May 2017. His book, 'Claude Deane. Western Australia's Motor Dealer Extraordinaire' was short-listed for the Royal Automobile Club of the United Kingdom's Motoring Book of the Year Awards in 2020. It was also runner-up in the Royal WA Historical Society AE Williams Lee Steere 2020 Publication Prize. He was curator of the Fremantle and York motor museums.He was formerly Project Director of the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation managing the final construction and international voyaging of the Duyfken replica sailing ship, and is a past Chair of the Foundation.

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