TY - BOOK AU - Gray,William R. AU - Gahan,Gordon W. ED - National Geographic Society (U.S.). TI - Voyages to paradise: exploring in the wake of Captain Cook T2 - [National Geographic special publications. 15th ser. SN - 0870442848 PY - 1981///] CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic Society KW - Cook, James, KW - Explorers KW - Great Britain KW - Biography N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 212) and index; 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." N2 - Traces the life and worldwide travels of the 18th-century English explorer Captain James Cook ER -