Cook : the extraordinary voyages of Captain James Cook / [Text]
by Thomas, Nicholas; Thomas, Nicholas.
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BookPublisher: New York Walker & Co. c2003Description: xxxvii, 467 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0802714129.Subject(s): Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel | HS - Humanities/Geography | High school | | Oceania -- Exploration | Explorers -- England -- BiographySummary: Examines Captain James Cook's three voyages to the South Seas, the Antarctic, and the north Pacific, including his accomplishments in exploration and his role in broadening knowledge of the world's lands, peoples, flora, and fauna, and searches for the truth about his character amid his glorification and vilification on opposite sides of the globe.
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Published simultaneously under the title: Discoveries : the voyages of Captain James Cook.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 428-444) and index.
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Examines Captain James Cook's three voyages to the South Seas, the Antarctic, and the north Pacific, including his accomplishments in exploration and his role in broadening knowledge of the world's lands, peoples, flora, and fauna, and searches for the truth about his character amid his glorification and vilification on opposite sides of the globe.
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