TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beaglehole,J.C.
TI  - The life of Captain James Cook
SN  - 0713613823
PY  - 1974///
CY  - London
PB  - Adam and Charles Black
KW  - Cook, James,
KW  - Explorers
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Biography
KW  - Voyages around the world
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Oceania
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - Pacific Area
N1  - Author was a New Zealander; Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-734) and index; The North Sea -- The Navy -- The master -- Newfoundland -- Scientific background -- Preparations -- Passage to Tahiti -- Tahiti -- New Zealand -- New South Wales -- Batavia to England -- England 1771-1772 -- England to New Zealand -- The first island sweep -- The Antarctic again -- The second island sweep -- From New Zealand to England -- England 1775-1776 -- A third voyage -- England to New Zealand again -- New Zealand to Tonga -- Last days at Tahiti -- To New Albion -- The North-West Coast -- Kealakekua Bay -- End of a voyage -- Epilogue
N2  - Captain James Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to do justice to the man and his achievements. 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; This is not merely a chronological account of events in Cook's life but a deeply revealing study of the growth of a complex character, stubborn and passionate yet patient and judicious, seen in his actions as an unrivalled navigator and explorer and as a commander of men. Those who influenced Cook from childhood up, and those who sailed with him on his voyages, are as clearly and surely drawn as the man himself. The author's first-hand knowledge of the Pacific Islands and the coasts of New Zealand and Australia give a warmth and actuality to the narrative, while his impeccable scholarship and skill in handling the mass of documentary material, his wit, and his elegant literary style, confirm the expectration that this is one of the great historical biographies
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