Author: James Cook Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 448
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CAPTAIN COOK'S life, or the account of so much of it as is recoverable, has been so often recounted that there is no occasion to insert more in this publication than is necessary as a reference to the reader, to enable him to realise the career and character of the man. Cook's first biographer, Andrew Kippis, wrote in 1788, and his work has recently been republished. The latest and best life is by Walter Besant whose graceful pen has given us a fascinating, interesting, and, as far as is possible, complete picture of this great Englishman. Many details of Cook's private life are lost, but enough has been collected by Mr. Besant to place our hero vividly before us, and a perusal of his work is strongly recommended. Many things in the following sketch are taken from Mr. Besant, to whom I wish to tender my acknowledgments. James Cook rose from nearly the lowest ranks. The second son of James Cook, a Yorkshire labourer, and Grace his wife, he was born on the edge of the Cleveland Hills on February 27th, 1728, in the little village of Marton, which lies about four miles south-south-east of Middlesborough, and five miles west of the well-known hill and landmark, Roseberry Topping.
Author: James Cook Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 3387314914 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 894
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Author: Captain James Cook Publisher: Giuseppe Castrovilli ISBN: 2765901694 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 400
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Captain Cook's Journal During his First Voyage Round the World Made in H.M. Bark Endeavour 1768-71. A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS
Author: James Cook Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 3387314906 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 894
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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author: James Cook Publisher: ISBN: 9781406801705 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 412
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Captain Cook's Journal During his First Voyage Round the World Made in H.M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768-71. A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS.
Author: James Cook Publisher: anboco ISBN: 373640901X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 765
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Strange it must appear that the account of perhaps the most celebrated and, certainly to the English nation, the most momentous voyage of discovery that has ever taken place--for it practically gave birth to the great Australasian Colonies--has never before been given to the world in the very words of its great leader. It has fallen out in this wise. After the return of the Endeavour it was decided that a full and comprehensive account of the voyage should be compiled. COOK'S JOURNAL dealt with matters from the point of view of the seaman, the explorer, and the head of the expedition, responsible for life, and for its general success. The Journals of Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander looked from the scientific side on all that presented itself to their enthusiastic observation. What could be better than to combine these accounts, and make up a complete narrative from them all? The result, however, according to our nineteenth-century ideas, was not altogether happy. Dr. Hawkesworth, into whose hands the Journals were put, not only interspersed reflections of his own, but managed to impose his own ponderous style upon many of the extracts from the united Journals; and, moreover, as they are all jumbled together, the whole being put into Cook's mouth, it is impossible to know whether we are reading Cook, Banks, Solander, or Hawkesworth himself.
Author: James Cook Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 992501350X Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 541
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Strage it must appear that the account of perhaps the most celebrated and, certainly to the English nation, the most momentous voyage of discovery that has ever taken place - for it practically gave birth to the great Australasian Colonies - has never before been given to the world in the very words of its great leader. It has fallen out in this wise. After the return of the Endeavour it was decided that a full and comprehensive account of the voyage should be compiled. COOK'S JOURNAL dealt with matters from the point of view of the seaman, the explorer, and the head of the expedition, responsible for life, and for its general success.
Author: James Cook
Author: James Cook
Author: Captain James Cook
Author: James Cook
Author: James Cook
Author: James Cook
Author: James Cook
Author: J. Cook
Author: James Cook
Author: James Cook