The Voyages of Captain Cook (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
- First Published: 1983
- Time of Work: 1768–1780
- Setting: England, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, and South America
- Principal Characters: James Cook, Joseph Banks, Daniel Carl Solander, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, Tobias Furneaux, James King, Tupia, Otoo, Omai
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Voyages, England or English people, Sailing or sailors, Sea or seafaring life, Biography, South Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Northwest Passage, Exploration or explorers, Geography, Maps, Navigation
- Locales: England, South America, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific
Form and Content
In The Voyages of Captain Cook, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler present a detailed account of the three voyages undertaken by British naval captain James Cook between 1768 and 1780. Although Cook, as commander of the voyages, takes center stage, this is not a conventional biography. The events of Cook’s life before the voyages are only briefly summarized in chapter 1, and his personal life is only fleetingly touched upon throughout the book. The remaining three chapters are each devoted to one voyage: that of the Endeavour between 1768 and 1771, that...
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