The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Crash Course World History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--Great Britain.

Explorers.

Hawaii.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 minutes)

Other Title:

The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook Crash Course World History

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Crash Course World History, [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In which John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a bizarre death in the Sandwich Islands, which are now called the Hawaiian Islands. Exactly how and why Captain Cook was killed in Hawaii is a long-running historical debate. John presents two interpretations of the event, and talks about what the differing interpretations say about history. It turns out how the story is told depends on who is doing the storytelling, and people from different backgrounds can interpret events in very different ways. Also, there is a celebration and a moustache involved in this episode, so you definitely don't want to miss it.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed November 16, 2021).

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