Description
| Product ID: | 9780140436471 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Journals of Captain Cook |
| Authors: | Author: Captain James Cook, Philip Edwards |
| Page Count: | 688 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: historical, political & military, General and world history, History, Geographical discovery and exploration, General & world history, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Geographical discovery & exploration, Australasia, Oceania & other land areas |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This title tells the story of these voyages. Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts based on Cook''s journals were issued at the time, but it was not until this century that the original journals were published in Beaglehole''s definitive edition. The JOURNALS tells the story of these voyages as Cook wanted it to be told, radiating the ambition, courage and skill which enabled him to carry out an unrivalled series of expeditions in dangerous waters. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1999-09-02 |