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The Journals of Captain Cook
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Author: Captain James Cook
Title: The Journals of Captain Cook
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 672
Release Date: 2000-04-01
Details: The writings of a first-rate scientist and daring adventurer-the subject of the New York Times bestseller The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
John Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts based on Cook's journals were issued at the time, but it was not until this century that the original journals were published in Beaglehole's definitive edition. His journals tell the story of these voyages as Cook wanted it to be told, radiating the ambition, courage and skill which enabled him to carry out an unrivalled series of expeditions in dangerous waters.
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EAN: 9780140436471
Package Dimensions: Height: 7.76 Inches, Length: 5.09 Inches, Weight: 1.03176338616 Pounds, Width: 1.18 Inches
