Download or read book Captain Cook s World written by John Robson and published by Seattle : University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Cook, sailor, surveyor, cartographer, and explorer, was born in 1728 in Yorkshire. In the course of his illustrious career, he sailed into every ocean and was one of the first, if not the first, British explorers to set foot on most of the world's major continents. He was also the first to cross both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. Captain Cook's World is an atlas, chronology, and biography of the life and voyages of this celebrated explorer. A set of 128 specially drawn maps and accompanying text give a detailed overview of his life, including his early years in England, his time in the North Sea coal trade and with the Royal Navy in Canada, and his three great voyages around the world in HMB Endeavour and HMS Resolution. Included on the maps are locations visited, named, or surveyed by Cook; the routes of his voyages; and sites that have been marked in his honor, such as monuments. Based on meticulous scholarship but aimed at a general audience, Captain Cook's World is a fascinating and accessible record of Cook's life and travels.
Download or read book James Cook R N written by Charles Amery and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Untold Story of Captain James Cook RN written by Colin Waters and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosive findings within this book are history-changing. They discount the age-old belief that Captain James Cook, the great circumnavigator, left no modern direct descendants. Using compelling, detailed and verifiable evidence, Colin Waters completely unravels, for the first time, the full fascinating story concerning the mysterious supposed 18th century drowning of his son, James Cook junior. The author also presents genealogical evidence to support old rumours that after faking his own death, James traveled to North Yorkshire where he joined his wife & son, leaving behind him a scandal that resulted in him being virtually expunged from all official naval records. The Royal Navy cover-up that resulted matches any modern-day conspiracy theory and gives credence to all those who today claim to be direct descendants of the famous Captain James Cook R.N.
Download or read book Captain James Cook R N F R S The Circumnavigator written by Arthur Kitson and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1907 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of Captain James Cook R N F R S Circumnavigator written by Mitchell Library, Sydney and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalogue of an exhibition held to celebrate the bi-centenary of Captain Cook's birth.
Download or read book Captain James Cook R N written by Joseph Carruthers and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Captain James Cook written by Bill Finnis and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a gripping account of the career and achievements of one of the most intriguing figures of world exploration and British naval history -- Captain James Cook. Born in 1728, the son of a farm laborer, Cook, through sheer determination, keen intellect and consummate skills as a seaman, rose to honours and recognition in his own time and to a unique and enduring prominence in the history of navigation. The book retraces Cook's three voyages, ending with his tragic death in Hawaii in 1779. It also assesses his unique contribution to exploration and discovery, to seafaring, science and medicine. It took extraordinary courage to sail for months on end through unchartered waters, aboard crowded ships, relying almost entirely on the skills and knowledge of the sea possessed by the captain, his officers and crew. One can almost feel the spray and taste the salt as this fast-moving narrative unfolds. Superbly illustrated with Bill Finnis's photographs, maps and evocative sketches from his own six-year voyage, as well as the charts, paintings and engravings of the period, this fascinating book offers a unique understanding of the personality and achievements of Captain James Cook, seaman and scientist.
Download or read book Captain James Cook written by Richard Hough and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulous narrative captures an age of discovery and establishes Cook as a link between the vague scientific speculations of the 18th century and the industrial revolution to come. Includes an interesting new element is medical evidence that may explain Cook's strange behavior on his final voyage.
Download or read book Artificial Curiosities written by Adrienne L. Kaeppler and published by Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalogue of exhibition with biographical notes on Cook and discussion of the influence of Cooks voyages on natural history, geography, navigation, literature, art, ethnography; includes description of Australian artifacts exhibited.
Download or read book Captain James Cook R N written by Joseph Carruthers and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to detractors, Captain Cook's centricity to the founding of Australia is a harmful colonialist "myth". The man many of them blame for starting that myth is Sir Joseph Carruthers, one of the Fathers of Federation. Just in time for the 250th anniversary of Cook's landing at Kurnell, the reader can now judge for themselves. Carruthers believed that Cook's life was a meritocratic success story that should be held up as an example for his young nation to emulate. His passion was so infectious that it not only won over the Australian public, but managed to unite the whole of the English-speaking Pacific to come together to celebrate their greatest pioneer.
Download or read book The Death of Captain Cook written by Glyndwr Williams and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a style that is more detective story than conventional biography, Williams explores the multiple narratives of Cook's death. In short, Williams examines the story of Cook's progress from obscurity to fame and, eventually, to infamy--a story that, until now, has never been fully told.
Download or read book Captain James Cook R N written by Joseph Carruthers and published by New York : E. P. Dutton. This book was released on 1930 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of Captain James Cook R N F R S Circumnavigator written by Mitchell Library, Sydney and published by Sydney : [Council of the Library of New South Wales]. This book was released on 1970 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life and Achievements of Captain James Cook R N F R S Explorer Navigator Surveyor and Physician written by John Reid Muir and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voyages Round the World written by James Cook and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic account of Captain Cook's voyages to the Pacific is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of exploration and discovery. Cook's narrative is full of fascinating details about the cultures and peoples he encountered on his journeys, making this an engaging and informative read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Captain James Cook R N 1728 1779 written by Sydney A. Spence and published by Mitcham, S[urre]y : S.A. Spence. This book was released on 1960 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to the Bibliography of Captain James Cook R N written by Maurice Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
