Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific

ISBN-10: 0688051154
ISBN-13: 9780688051150
Series: Voyages of Discovery
Pages: 512
Language: English
Published: 1987
Publisher: Morrow
Author: Lynne Withey

Description

Withey's book enthrallingly combines true adventure, history and biography in the three Pacific voyages of Captain James Cook to show how, in the second half of the 18th century, popular interest in science and exploration merged to make possible unprecedented accomplishments. Photographs.