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Arctic ambitions : Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage

text Arctic ambitions : Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage

Summary: While dreams of a passage proved illusory, Captain James Cook's journey produced some of the finest charts, collections, and anthropological observations of his career. It also helped establish British relations with Russia and opened the door to ... Read more

Contents: Prologue : Three Comments on Cook's Third Voyage / Nicholas Thomas -- James Cook, Navigator and Explorer : The Pacific Experience, 1768-1776 / John Gascoigne -- James Cook and the Northwest Passage : Approaching the Third Voyage / Glyn Williams --... Read more

Format: text

Description: xvii, 429 pages ; 22 x 27 cm

Publisher: University of Washington Press 2015

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Barnett, James K. Nicandri, David L. Cook, James Cook, James Cook, James Cook, James

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