Download or read book The Life of Captain James Cook written by J. C. Beaglehole and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1992-04-01 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culmination of the life work of the most distinguished historian of Pacific exploration, this lavishly illustrated biography places Cook in the context of his times and affirms his eminence in the history of maritime discovery.
Download or read book Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada written by Jerry Lockett and published by Formac Publishing Company Limited. This book was released on 2010-11-07 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The skills, knowledge and experience that took Captain James Cook to the South Seas and around the world seemed to come out of nowhere. In fact, as author Jerry Lockett has discovered, their foundation was laid during the time he spent in Atlantic Canada. His experiences on Canada's east coast and the naval men he met there shaped him to become one of the most successful explorers of all time. Cook arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1758 as a competent but undistinguished warrant officer in Britain's Royal Navy. Over the next nine years he learned the complex skill of navigation and prepared many detailed maps of the coastline and key harbours. He left with the skills and reputation that made him an obvious choice to lead a voyage of exploration to the far side of the world. In this absorbing and well-researched biography Jerry Lockett tells us of Cook's experiences as a young man and of the influential men who became his mentors and patrons. He also describes Cook's role in the key British military actions at Louisbourg and Quebec which brought an effective end to the French regime in North America.
Download or read book Captain Cook s War Peace written by John Robson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? As this new book shows, by that date he had become supremely and uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration.This was a period when who you were and who you knew counted for more than ability, but Cook, through his own skills and application, rose up through the ranks of the Navy to become a remarkable seaman to whom men of influence took notice; Generals such as Wolfe and politicians like Lord Egmont took his advice and recognised his qualities.During this period Cook added surveying, astronomical and cartographic skills to those of seamanship and navigation. He was in the thick of the action at the siege of Quebec during the Seven Years War, was the master of 400 men, and learned at first hand the need for healthy crews. By 1768 Cook was supremely qualified to captain Endeavour and a reader might ask, 'why would you choose anyone else but Cook to lead such a voyage.'Highly readable and displaying much new research, this is an important new book for Cook scholars and armchair explorers alike.
Download or read book Captain Cook written by Frank McLynn and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated” biography presents a nuanced portrait of the renowned 18th century navigator (The Wall Street Journal). The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with bold adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook through the lens of colonial exploitation, regarding him as a villain. While they raise important issues, many of these critical accounts overlook his major contributions to science, navigation and cartography. In Captain Cook, Frank McLynn re-creates the voyages that took the famous navigator from his native England to the outer reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Although Cook died in a senseless, avoidable conflict with the people of Hawaii, McLynn illustrates that to the men with whom he served, Cook was master of the seas and nothing less than a titan. McLynn reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant yet tragically flawed man.
Download or read book The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery written by James Cook and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest written by William L. Lang Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the adventures of coastal and ocean explorers who made key discoveries and landmark observations from northern California up the coastline to Alaska during the mid-1700s to the early 1800s, this anthology of primary source journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings enables readers to "discover" the Northwest Coast for themselves. More than 200 years ago, explorers traveled from Central America, Russia, and even Europe to explore the coastline of the American Pacific Northwest, with goals of developing new trade routes, claiming territory for their home countries, expanding their fur trade, or exploring in the name of scientific discovery. This book will take readers to the decks of the great ships and along for the adventures of legendary explorers, such as James Cook, Alejandro Malaspina, and George Vancouver. This book collects primary source materials such as journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings that document how explorers first experienced the unknown Pacific Northwest coast, as seen through the eyes of non-native people. Readers will learn how explorers such as Vitus Bering and Robert Gray used the full extent of their powers of observation to record the landscape, animals, and plants they witnessed as well as their interactions with indigenous peoples during their search for the mythic Northwest Passage. The book also explains how the maritime explorers of this period mapped the remote regions of the Northwest Coast, working without the benefit of modern technology and relying instead on their knowledge of a range of sciences, mathematics, and seamanship—in addition to their ability to endure harsh and dangerous conditions—to produce exceptionally detailed maps.
Download or read book The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery The life of Captain James Cook written by James Cook and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Go Upon Discovery written by Victor Suthren and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Go Upon Discovery begins with Cook’s arrival in Canada in 1758 and ends with his appointment to take Endeavour to the South Pacific. In between these dates, we witness the siege of Louisbourg during the Seven Years’ War, where Cook made his almost accidental discovery of the surveying techniques that distinguished him and gave him a prominent place in history. We see the development of his abilities while based in Halifax (1759-62), a port he knew better than any but his home port of Whitby, England. We are also party to the detailed description of Cook’s Newfoundland survey of 1763-67.
Download or read book The Three Voyages of Captain Cook written by Frank Paluka and published by [Pittsburgh] : Beta Phi Mu. This book was released on 1974 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Travels of Captain Cook written by Ronald Syme and published by New York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1971 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retraces Cook's explorations in the South Pacific and the Antarctic, revealing the sights and experiences he encountered and describing his vain search for a Northwest Passage.
Download or read book The Captain Cook Encyclopaedia written by John Robson and published by Chatham Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate reference work on Britain's greatest navigator and explorer. The book aims to provide answers on all aspects of the life and voyages of Captain James Cook, and the people, places, events and ships associated with the great explorer.
Download or read book My Head Is A Map written by and published by Kunstpedia Foundation. This book was released on with total page 107 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 Index to Map Collectors Circle written by Barbara B. McCorkle and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Mapping of Australia written by Ronald Vere Tooley and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
