Description or summary of the book: In Cook's relatively short and adventurous life (1728-79) he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific and the Arctic and Antarctic bringing about a new comprehension of the world's geography and its people's. He was the linking figure between the grey specualtion of the early eighteenth century and the industrial age of the first half of the nineteenth century.Richard Hough's biograpahy is full of new insights and interpretations of one of the world's greatest mariners.
Estimated reading time (average reader): 24H29M35S
Other categories, genre or collection: General & World History, Geographical Discovery & Exploration, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900, Biography: General, Biography: Historical, Political & Military
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