James Cook

"Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World" by James Cook. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce...

"A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World" in 2 volumes is an inspiring personal account of the second voyage of James Cook, from 1772 to 1775, commissioned by the British government with advice from the Royal Society, which was designed to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible to finally determine whether there was any great southern landmass, or Terra Australis. On his first voyage, Cook had demonstrated by circumnavigating New Zealand that it was not attached to a...

"James Cook's Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World" in 2 volumes is an inspiring personal account of the second voyage of James Cook, from 1772 to 1775, commissioned by the British government with advice from the Royal Society, which was designed to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible to finally determine whether there was any great southern landmass, or Terra Australis. On his first voyage, Cook had demonstrated by circumnavigating New Zealand that it was...

James Cooki tuntus põhineb kolmel ümbermaailmareisil, mille ta sooritas aastatel 1768–1779. Cook uuris põhiliselt Vaikse ookeani saari (Hawaii, Uus-Meremaa ja paljusid teisi Polüneesia saari), Põhja-Ameerika rannikut, Austraalia idarannikut jne. Ta üritas avastada ka lõunamandrit ehk Antarktist, kuid see tal ei õnnestunud.Cook erineb enamikust tolleaegseist meresõitjaist oma väidetavalt inimlikuma iseloomu pärast. Ta ei olnud konkistadoor. Pärismaalaste vastu kasutas ta vägivalda vaid siis, kui...

Die Entdeckung der Südsee Kein Seefahrer vor James Cook unternahm so ausgedehnte Reisen, verbrachte so lange Zeiträume ununterbrochen auf See und kehrte mit so umfangreichen Kenntnissen weiter Teile der Erde zurück. Cook war der Navigator, der die weißen Flecken auf der Karte des Pazifischen Ozeans tilgte. Wir lesen heute, über zweihundert Jahre später, seine umfangreichen, sachlich knapp und unprätentiös gehaltenen Logbücher mit Atem raubender Faszination. In der Abfolge einer Fülle bildkräftig...

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works – the Œuvre – of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook – 4778 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World • A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World • Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World • A Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook by David Samwell • Narrative of the Voyages Round the...