A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature, 1724-1924

A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature, 1724-1924
Author: James Wickersham
Publisher: Cordova, Alaska : Cordova daily times print
Total Pages: 670
Release: 1927
Genre: Alaska
ISBN:

Contains the titles of all histories, travels, voyages, newspapers, periodicals, public documents, etc., printed in English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, etc., relating to, descriptive of, or published in Russian America or Alaska, from 1724 to and including 1924.

Antarctic Bibliography

Antarctic Bibliography
Author: Naval Photographic Interpretation Center (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1951
Genre: Antarctica
ISBN:

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1476
Release: 1913
Genre: Catalogs, Booksellers'
ISBN:

James Cook

James Cook
Author: Peter FitzSimons
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0733641288

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, scientist, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond. With his masterful storytelling talent, Peter FitzSimons brings the real James Cook to life. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of the Endeavour, where Cook first set foot on Australian and New Zealand soil, FitzSimons contrasts Cook against another figure who looms large in Australasian history: Joseph Banks, the aristocratic botanist. As they left England, Banks, a rich, famous playboy, was everything that Cook was not. The voyage tested Cook's character and would help define his legacy. Now, 240 years after James Cook's death, FitzSimons reveals what kind of man James was at heart. His strengths, his weaknesses, his passions and pursuits, failures and successes. James Cook reveals the man behind the myth.