
Voyages of Discovery
Captain James Cook(Author)
Academy Chicago Publishers
Published on 30. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-89733-316-0 (ISBN)
Description
Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
531 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89733-316-0 (9780897333160)
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Voyages of Discovery
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Persons
Captain James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England. He joined the navy in 1755. His expeditions to the Pacific did more than any other navigations to add to our knowledge of the area. He was killed by local inhabitants in Hawaii.