James Cook : the story behind the man who mapped the world
FitzSimons, Peter2020
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Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of the Endeavour, where Cook first set foot on Australian and New Zealand soil, FitzSimons contrasts Cook against another figure who looms large in Australasian history: Joseph Banks, the aristocratic botanist.
Main title:
James Cook : the story behind the man who mapped the world / Peter FitzSimons.
Author:
FitzSimons, Peter, author
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2020.
Collation:
xxxiii, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Sydney, NSW: Hachette Australia, 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472131409 (pbk)
Dewey class:
910.92BCOO
Language:
English
Subject:
Cook, James, 1728-1779Endeavour (Ship)Explorers -- Great Britain -- BiographySailors -- Great Britain -- BiographyDiscoveries in geography -- British -- History -- 18th centuryVoyages around the worldPacific Area -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishOcean travel -- History -- 18th centuryBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseAustralasian & Pacific historyGeographical discovery & exploration
BRN:
464364