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Author Cowley, Gordon, author

Title In the wake of Captain Cook : the life and times of Captain Charles Clerke, R.N., 1741-79 / by Gordon Cowley and Les Deacon
Published Boston, Lincolnshire : Richard Kay, 1997

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'PONDS  910.924 Cle/Itw  AVAILABLE
Description ix, 197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, 1 portrait, 1 facsimile, 1 genealogical table ; 22 cm
Contents 1. Early days -- 2. Land and sea -- 3. Dolphin and Romney -- 4. Endeavour -- 5. Resolution -- 6. The kings bench -- 7. Discovery -- Appendix I. The Clerke family memorial tablet -- Appendix II. Contemporary assessments of Capt. Clerke -- Appendix III. Monumental inscription at Kamchatka -- Appendix IV. Charles Clerke's wills
Analysis Australian
Notes NLA's copy signed "To Bryan, with love from Richard & Ann". ANL
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779.
Explorers -- Australia -- Biography.
Navies -- Great Britain -- Officers -- Biography.
Voyages and travels -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Author Deacon, Les, author
ISBN 090266249X (paperback)
9780902662490 (paperback)