| Description |
xxxvii, 467 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Published simultaneously under the title: Discoveries : the voyages of Captain James Cook. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-444). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- History's man -- 1. England's Atlantic -- Cook's maps ; Banks's books -- 2. To the South Sea -- Punished Henry Stephens seaman ; As miserable a set of people as are this day upon Earth ; As favourable to our purpose as we could wish ; In order to seize upon the people ; He was laughed at by the Indians ; Alarming and I may say terrible circumstance ; Calamitous situation we are at present in ; My intentions certainly were not criminal -- 3. Towards the South Pole -- Inhospitable parts I am going to ; Mingling my tears with hers ; We are the innocent cause of this war ; Varieties of the human species ; Southern hemisphere sufficiently explored ; Now I am going to be confined -- 4. To the North Pacific -- I allow because I cannot prevent it ; Act that I cannot account for ; They may fear, but never love us ; Squalls and rain and so dark ; Dream that we could not reconcile ourselves to -- Epilogue : Cook's afterlives. |
| Subject |
Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel.
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Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century.
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Oceania -- Discovery and exploration.
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| Added Title |
Extraordinary voyages of Captain James Cook |
| ISBN |
0802714129 alkaline paper |
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