Voyages of Discovery

Captain James Cook

ISBN 10: 0897333160 / ISBN 13: 9780897333160

Edité par Academy Chicago Publishers, US, 2005

A propos de cet article

This work includes an introduction by Robert Welsch. On each of his three voyages, Cook kept a log and his 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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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Voyages of Discovery
• Éditeur: Academy Chicago Publishers, US
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0897333160
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780897333160
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

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.

À propos de l?auteur

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.