The journals of Captain Cook
Cook, James, Edwards, Philip, Beaglehole, John Cawte, Cook, James'They crowded so thick round the boats & that it was some time before we could get room to land'
These Journals record the historic meeting between two worlds as Europe's greatest navigator made the first contact with many of the peoples of the Pacific. In three extraordinary expeditions, Cook charted the entire coast of New Zealand and eastern Australia, and made detailed descriptions of Tahiti, Tonga and many previously unknown islands. Cook's journals display the skill and courage with which he faced the continuous dangers of uncharted seas and endeavoured to form relationships with the peoples he encountered. While he had an eighteenth-century Englishman's imperial self-assurance, Cook writes of 'native' cultures with striking sympathy and respect to create a truly compelling and revealing account of these momentous voyages of discovery.
This edition, abridged from the Hakluyt Society's definitive four-volume collection and preserving Cook's idiosyncratic...
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