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James Cook: the story behind the man who mapped the world Peter Fitzsimons.

James Cook: the story behind the man who mapped the world Peter Fitzsimons.
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ISBN 9780733641275
Shelf Location B/COO
Biography
Author FitzSimons, Peter author.
Title James Cook : the story behind the man who mapped the world / Peter Fitzsimons.
Publication Details Sydney, N.S.W.:
2019. Hachette Australia,
©2019.
Collation xxxiii, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. ;
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Abstract/Summary The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond. With his masterful storytelling talent, Peter FitzSimons brings James Cook to life. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of the Endeavour, where Cook first set foot on Australian and New Zealand soil, FitzSimons contrasts Cook against another figure who looms large in Australasian history: Joseph Banks, the aristocratic botanist. As they left England, Banks, a rich, famous playboy, was everything that Cook was not. The voyage tested Cook's character and would help define his legacy. Now, 240 years after James Cook's death, FitzSimons reveals what kind of man James was at heart. His strengths, his weaknesses, his passions and pursuits, failures and successes.
Subject Cook, James, -- 1728-1779
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Sailors -- Great Britain -- Biography
Voyages around the world
Ocean travel -- History -- 18th century
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