Captain Cook
Master of the Seas
By Frank McLynn · 2011
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- About this editionISBN: 9780300172201, 0300172206Page count: 490Published: June 7, 2011Format: ebookPublisher: Yale University PressLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Frank McLynnCreate CitationTable of contentsThis “thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated” biography presents a nuanced portrait of the renowned 18th century navigator (The Wall Street Journal).
The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with bold adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook through the lens of colonial exploitation, regarding him as a villain. While they raise important issues, many of these critical accounts overlook his major contributions to science, navigation and cartography.
In Captain Cook, Frank McLynn re-creates the voyages that took the famous navigator from his native England to the outer reaches of the Pacific Ocean. A...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessGet bookBuy DigitalThis editionAny editionBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeAvailable near youGeorge Mason University School of LawhardcoverFenwick Library, Arlington Campus Library, Antonin Scalia Law SchoolPinnedPin libraryGeorge Washington UniversityhardcoverEckles Library, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, George Washington University, Jacob Burns Law LibraryPinnedPin libraryMore optionsOther editions2012201120111928Yale University PressYale University PressYale University Press—PaperbackHardcover——490 pages490 pages490 pages26 pagesMore editionsCommon terms and phrasesAdmAdmiraltyAdventureanchorAntarcticariiarioiAugustBanks JournalBanks'sBeagleholeBlighboatBoraBora BoraBougainvilleBritishBurneyCannibal DogcanoesCapeCaptain CookCaptain James CookchartschiefClerkecoastcommandCook'screwdeathDiscoveryeasteighteenth centuryEuropeansexpeditionexplorationFinauForsterFrenchFurneauxgalesGeorgeGeorge ForsterharbourHawaiiHawaiianHuahineJohannMore terms and phrasesShow lessAbout the workGenres: Biography, Travel literatureCopyright date: 2011Subject: Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, History / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), Biography & Autobiography / General, History / Europe / General, History / Modern / 18th Century, Travel / General, Electronic books, Explorers -- Biography -- Great Britain, Oceania -- Discovery and exploration, Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th centurySee moreAuthorFrank McLynnBritish author and biographerFrank McLynn is a highly regarded historian specializing in biographies and military history. He has written more than twenty books, including Richard and John: Kings at War, Napoleon, and Marcus Aurelius: A Life. He lives in Surrey, England.Search Frank McLynnMore by authorVilla and ZapataA History of the Mexican RevolutionBy Frank McLynnRecounting the decade of bloody events that followed the eruption of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, Villa and Zapata explores the regional, international, cultural, racial, and economic strife that ...NapoleonA BiographyBy Frank McLynnNapoleon Bonaparte?s character and achievements have divided and fascinated critics and historians for decades. In this compelling new biography Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and ...Bonnie Prince CharlieCharles Edward StuartBy Frank McLynnWho was this man Charles Edward Stuart who became known to legend as Bonnie Prince Charlie? Frank McLynn pursues this fascinating question in his highly acclaimed study of the "Young Pretender," ...More booksPublisherYale University PressSearch Yale University Press
