Captain CookA uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, and then onto his final tragic voyage which signalled the end of his revered reputation. |
Contents
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A Taste of the Sea James Cook 1745 | 31 |
Italian Lessons George Collingridge 1867 | 37 |
Mr Cooks Genius and Capacity James | 43 |
The Happy Foresight of Mr Collingridge | 63 |
The Kings Surveyor James Cook 1762 | 72 |
The Surveyors Art James Cook 1763 | 81 |
A Calamitous Situation James Cook 1770 | 227 |
The Immortal Banks England 1771 | 249 |
The Dieppe Maps George Collingridge 1883 | 268 |
Further than Any Other Man James Cook 1772 | 275 |
The End of The Great Southern Continent | 281 |
Terra Australis Cognita George Collingridge 1885 | 313 |
The Dinner Party James Cook 1775 | 319 |
Closing the Loop | 347 |
Trouble in Paradise George Collingridge 1879 93 888 | 93 |
To the Southwards | 99 |
Preparations James Cook 1768 | 127 |
The Voyage of the Endeavour James Cook 1768 | 141 |
Tahiti James Cook 1769 | 157 |
The 40th Latitude James Cook 1769 | 173 |
Botany Bay James Cook 1770 | 197 |
Jave La Grande George Collingridge 1883 | 205 |
Shipwreck James Cook 1770 | 213 |
The Final Voyage James Cook 1776 | 351 |
The Secrets of the Maps George Collingridge 1895 | 363 |
Alaska James Cook 1778 | 371 |
Obsession and Betrayal James Cook 1779 | 395 |
Kealakekua Bay 2001 | 416 |
Troublesome George Collingridge the | 427 |
Heroes Heretics and the Great Whodunit | 437 |
Select Bibliography | 449 |
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Captain Cook: The Life, Death and Legacy of History's Greatest Explorer Vanessa Collingridge No preview available - 2003 |