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100 1 $aMcLynn, Frank.
245 10 $aCaptain Cook :$bmaster of the seas /$cFrank McLynn.
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c2011.
300 $axv, 490 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [422]-472) and index.
505 00 $gA$tYorkshire apprenticeship --$gThe$tSeven Years War --$tCharting Newfoundland --$gThe$tchallenge of the Pacific --$tFirst contacts with Tahiti --$gThe$tIsle of Cythera --$tPeril in Australasia --$tHomeward bound --$tAntarctica --$tTongans and Maoris --$tMastering the Pacific --$tLost horizon : the great southern continent --$gThe$tlast voyage --$tTahiti : the final phase --$tQuest for illusion : the Northwest Passage --$tHawaiian nightmare --$tTragedy on Kealakekua Beach --$gConclusion.
520 $aProfiles the famous navigator, addresses the common colonialist misconceptions about the explorer and his death, and re-creates the voyages that took him from his native England to the outer reaches of the Pacific Ocean.
520 $aThe age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook largely through the lens of colonial exploitation, regarding him as a villain and overlooking an important aspect of his identity: his nautical skills. In this authentic, engrossing biography, Frank McLynn reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. He shows how the Captain's life was one of struggle--with himself, with institutions, with the environment, with the desire to be remembered--and also one of great success. In Captain Cook, McLynn re-creates the voyages that took the famous navigator from his native England to the outer reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Ultimately, Cook, who began his career as a deckhand, transcended his humble beginnings and triumphed through good fortune, courage, and talent. Although Cook died in a senseless, avoidable conflict with the people of Hawaii, McLynn illustrates that to the men with whom he served, Cook was master of the seas and nothing less than a titan. -- Jacket.
600 10 $aCook, James,$d1728-1779.
650 0 $aExplorers$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0 $aVoyages around the world$xHistory$y18th century.
651 0 $aOceania$xDiscovery and exploration.
852 00 $bglx$hG420.C65$iM35 2011