Author: BEAGLEHOLE, J. C.
Title: The Life of Captain James Cook.
Description: First Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xi, 760; colour portrait frontispiece, 4 b/w sketch maps, 1 b/w fold out sketch map, 1 colour plate, 43 b/w plates, bibliography, index, original cloth, dustjacket, price clipped, front endpaper and title page a little foxed otherwise a good copy. London; Adam and Charles Black; 1974. This is not merely a chronological account of events in Cook's life but a deeply revealing study of the growth of a complex character, stubborn and passionate yet patient and judicious, seen in his actions as an unrivalled navigator and explorer and as a commander of men.
Keywords: biography history Captain James Cook life Beaglehole mar maritime voyage expedition discovery exploration Australia sou south pacific
Title: The Life of Captain James Cook.
Description: First Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xi, 760; colour portrait frontispiece, 4 b/w sketch maps, 1 b/w fold out sketch map, 1 colour plate, 43 b/w plates, bibliography, index, original cloth, dustjacket, price clipped, front endpaper and title page a little foxed otherwise a good copy. London; Adam and Charles Black; 1974. This is not merely a chronological account of events in Cook's life but a deeply revealing study of the growth of a complex character, stubborn and passionate yet patient and judicious, seen in his actions as an unrivalled navigator and explorer and as a commander of men.
Keywords: biography history Captain James Cook life Beaglehole mar maritime voyage expedition discovery exploration Australia sou south pacific
Price: AUD 95.00 = appr. US$ 65.73 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 121705
- Book number: 121705