CAPTAIN COOK'S WAR AND PEACE: The Royal Navy Years 1755-1768
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591141095 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Displaying much new research, it examines Cook's remarkable seamanship qualities and his surveying, astronomical, and cartographic skills, as well as his actions at the siege of Quebec. This new book investigates why Cook was chosen to captain Endeavor and how he became uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration. The author of two critically acclaimed books on Captain Cook, John Robson has now turned his attention to the decade leading up to Cook's famous 1768 expedition to the Pacific. Cook scholars and armchair explorers alike will appreciate this important new study.
. About the Author John Robson, a map librarian at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, is the author of The Captain Cook Encyclopaedia and Captain Cook's World
Meticulous Research and Elegant Style John Robson's Captain Cook's War and Peace: The Royal Navy Years 1755-1768 is a delight for James Cook enthusiasts and British Naval historians alike. As far as I am aware, up until now (nearly 300 years after the birth of the great explorer and cartographer) all of the numerous publications dealing with Cook brush over the years from his birth until ab
. John Robson, a map librarian at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, is the author of The Captain Cook Encyclopaedia and Captain Cook's World