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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. The JOURNALS tells 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.

Table of Contents
List of maps
General Introduction
The First Voyage, 1768-1771
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
The Second Voyage, 1772-1775
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
The Third Voyage, 1776-1780
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
Postscript: The Death of Cook
Glossary
Index of Persons
Index of Places
Location Maps

The Journals of Captain Cook

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9780140436471, 978-0140436471
      ISBN10: 0140436472
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      Biography Autobiography: adventurers and explorers Published diaries, letters and journals History General and world history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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. The JOURNALS tells 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.

      Table of Contents
      List of maps
      General Introduction
      The First Voyage, 1768-1771
      Voyage Maps
      Introduction
      Journal
      The Second Voyage, 1772-1775
      Voyage Maps
      Introduction
      Journal
      The Third Voyage, 1776-1780
      Voyage Maps
      Introduction
      Journal
      Postscript: The Death of Cook
      Glossary
      Index of Persons
      Index of Places
      Location Maps

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