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Cook : the extraordinary voyages of Captain James Cook / Nicholas Thomas.
Van Pelt Library G420.C65 T56 2003
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Nicholas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cook, James, 1728-1779--Travel.
- Cook, James.
- Cook, James, 1728-1779.
- Explorers--England--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Voyages around the world.
- Travel.
- Oceania--Discovery and exploration.
- Oceania.
- Discoveries in geography.
- England.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvii, 467 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Extraordinary voyages of Captain James Cook
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker & Company, 2003.
- Summary:
- Blending an elegant, assured style with bold, cross-disciplinary originality, Thomas breathes life into the complex and controversial legacy of Captain James Cook, an often-misunderstood man.
- Notes:
- Published simultaneously under the title: Discoveries : the voyages of Captain James Cook.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-444) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0802714129
- OCLC:
- 52858507
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