Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific

if not wiser” (p. 94 ). The Great Ages of Discovery may help scholars of discovery to think about the wider implications of the field but would also offer thoughtful insights to students and laypeople. It is a quick, interesting read, with sparse endnotes and a few illustrative illustrations. The selected bibliography is quite useful and points readers to many representative and important publications. Pyne’s categorization and ideas about discovery in three great ages is a useful paradigm for thinking, researching, and writing about the history of exploration.