James Cook
McCarthy, ShaunUUUU
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The book tells the life story of James Cook and looks at the experiences that have inspired him to think in new ways, within their historical and social contexts. Includes primary sources
Main title:
James Cook / by Shaun McCarthy
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford England Heinemann Library
Collation:
48 pages illustrations maps
Series title:
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
Discovery and empire -- Shop boy to sailor -- Learning the ropes -- Rising through the ranks -- Making charts in Canada -- Captain of the Endeavour -- First voyage: secret orders -- Tahiti -- The 'great southern continent' -- Australia -- Second voyage: preparations -- South to Antarctica -- Furthest south -- Tahiti and home -- Third voyage: the North-west Passage -- Christmas on Kerguelen Island -- On to Hawaii -- Death -- The legacy of Captain Cook -- Map showing the route of Cook's voyages -- Timeline -- Places to visit and further reading
ISBN:
0431104891 (hbk)
Dewey class:
BIOGRAPHY COOK
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4411
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | COOK | Available |