James Grant-Peterkin was born in Inverness, Scotland, and took a keen interest in both anthropology and linguistics as part of his studies at Cambridge University. His subsequent academic work led him somewhat fortuitously to the South Pacific, where he was instantly captivated by the rich variety of cultures found in the region, and he spent over 15 years living on Easter Island where he served as the British Honorary Consul.

James has been a regular lecturer on board cruise ships and at schools and universities, covering the history of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, together with the Caribbean Islands. He is the author of two books in the Travel Enrichment Series, 'Transatlantic' and 'South Pacific', as well as a dedicated guidebook to Rapa Nui, 'A Companion to Easter Island'.

For further information about James and to view his series of online lectures, visit www.jamesgrantpeterkin.com

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PACIFIC ISLANDS

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1. The Origins of Polynesia

2. Captain Cook in the Pacific

3. Easter Island: Collapse?

4. The moai: Rocking or Rolling?

5. Easter Island today: Isolation in the 21st Century

6. Mutiny on the Bounty

7. Pitcairn: Paradise Lost?

8. Robert Louis Stevenson: From Scotland to the South Seas

9. An Introduction to French Polynesia

10. The real Robinson Crusoe: Alexander Selkirk

11. Thor Heyerdahl & Kon Tiki

12. The Troubled Life of Paul Gauguin

13. Real-Life Moby Dick: The whaleship Essex

14. Islands on the Brink / The other side of 'Paradise'

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SOUTH AMERICA & PATAGONIA

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1. HMS Beagle: the evolution of Charles Darwin

2. Ratlines: how the Nazis escaped to South America

3. The History of Cape Horn

4. 1982: The Falklands War

5. Chile's 9/11: the military dictatorship of 1973

6. Endurance: Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

7. The Race to the South Pole

8. Thor Heyerdahl & Kon Tiki

9. The Miracle in the Andes

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TRANSATLANTIC

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1. The Bermuda Triangle

2. The Voyages of Christopher Columbus

3. A History of the English Channel

4. RMS Titanic: An Engineering Marvel

5. A History of Transatlantic Liners

6. An Introduction to Madeira

7. The Disappearance of Donald Crowhurst

8. The Voyage of The Mayflower

9. The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

10. The History of the Panama Canal

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THE BRITISH ISLES

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1. A History of the English Channel

2. The Scuttling of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow

3. The 'Troubles'

4. The Shetland ‘Bus’

5. Robert Louis Stevenson: From Scotland to the South Seas

6. RMS Titanic: An Engineering Marvel

7. British Disappearances: Lord Lucan to Flannan Lighthouse