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Author Gascoigne, John, 1951-

Title Captain Cook : voyager between worlds / John Gascoigne
Published London : Hambledon Continuum, 2007

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Description xvi, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary James Cook was a supreme navigator and explorer, but in many ways was also a representative of English attitudes in the eighteenth century. In his voyages he came across peoples with hugely different systems of thought, belief and culture. J Gascoigne, Uni
versity New South Wales
Analysis Biography & autobiography (Australia)
Exploration & discovery
Early modern history (c 1500-1788)
Notes Acquisitions record
Format: Hardback
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references: (pages [221]-275) and index
Audience General
Notes Geographic coverage: Australia
Subject Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel -- Pacific Area.
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Discoveries in geography -- British -- History -- 18th century
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9781847250025
Other Titles Captain Cook