Captain James Cook - A Biography

Zusatztext Captain James Cook does handsome justice to the navigator Informationen zum Autor Richard Hough with his high reputation as a biographer and naval historian, is the author of many books. He wrote THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN COOK in 1979 to mark the bicentenary of the explorer's death in that year. Klappentext In Cook's relatively short and adventurous life (1728-79) he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific and the Arctic and Antarctic bringing about a new comprehension of the world's geography and its people's. He was the linking figure between the grey specualtion of the early eighteenth century and the industrial age of the first half of the nineteenth century. Richard Hough's biograpahy is full of new insights and interpretations of one of the world's greatest mariners. An exciting and marvellously readable biography of Captain James Cook, the last of the great navigators. Zusammenfassung An exciting and marvellously readable biography of Captain James Cook, the last of the great navigators.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Hough, Hough Richard
• Publisher: Coronet
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2003
• EAN: 9780340825563
• ISBN: 978-0-340-82556-3
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / World, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, General and world history, Geographical discovery and exploration, Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: adventurers and explorers