Voyages of discovery /

Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, James, 1728-1779
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2005.
Temas:
Cook, James, > 1728-1779 > Travel.
Cook, James, > 1728-1779
Voyages around the world > Early works to 1800.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography > Early works to 1800.
Voyages autour du monde > Ouvrages avant 1800.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
Explorers
Travel
Voyages around the world
Great Britain
Biography
Biographies
Early works
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (528 pages)
ISBN:9780897338820
0897338820

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