William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 - 5 August 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels.
This is a great book on the life and adventures of Captain James Cook. This book also depicts the culture of the Pacific islands during Cook's journeys.
"Captain Cook" from William Henry Giles Kingston. English writer of boys' adventure novels (1814-1880).
Captain James Cook was a supreme navigator and explorer, but in many ways was also a representative of English attitudes in the eighteenth century. In his voyages he came across...
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.
John Gascoigne explores what happened when the two systems met, and how each side interpreted the other in terms of their own beliefs and experiences.
"Examines the life of Captain James Cook, a British explorer and scientist, including his early life, his many Pacific voyages, and his death and legacy"--Provided by publisher.
A vivid account of the extraordinary life of the explorer, Captain Cook, with lively narrative text, colourful illustrations and photographs to bring the subject alive.
W.H.G Kingston. Chapter. One. Captain CookâHis Life, Voyages, and Discoveries. Early Training. Among all those Englishmen who, from a humble origin, have risen to an honourable position, Captain James Cook is especially worthy of record ...
Another hundred years later Vanessa Collingridge, is searching for books on her lifelong hero Captain Cook in a university library. She discovers the name of a distant cousin, George Collingridge, in a dusty card index.
Now Vanessa Collingridge, his distant cousin, unravels the strange tale of history's most fascinating explorer and the man who sought to dethrone him.
Essays reassess Cook's standing as a leading figure in eighteenth-century history, exploration and the advancement of science.