Gray, William R.,  1946- <br/><br/>
Voyages to paradise :  exploring in the wake of Captain Cook / 
by William R. Gray ; photographed by Gordon W. Gahan ; prepared by the Special Publications Division, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. 
 - 215 pages :  color illustrations ;  26 cm 
 - [National Geographic special publications. 15th ser. ;  no. 4] .
 - National Geographic special publications.  15th ser. ;  no. 4. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (page 212) and index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue: "Farther than any other man has been" -- The early years: "a bloody good seaman" -- The first voyage: "the entrancing cloud-hung heights of Tahiti" -- The first voyage: "into uncharted seas" -- The second voyage: "from icebound seas to sun-blessed islands" -- The third voyage: "the call of my country for more active service" -- The third voyage: "the frozen secrets of the Arctic" -- The third voyage: "the man they worshipped as God" -- Epilogue: "a man of unparallaled success." 
<br/><br/> Traces the life and worldwide travels of the 18th-century English explorer Captain James Cook. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0870442848 9780870442841 0870442899 9780870442896 029595986X 9780295959863 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>78021187  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>011374885  Uk 011034210  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Cook, James, 1728-1779. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label> / G68