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The Death Of Captain Cook
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Author : Glyndwr Williams
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2008
The Death Of Captain Cook written by Glyndwr Williams and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In a style that is more detective story than conventional biography, Williams explores the multiple narratives of Cook's death. In short, Williams examines the story of Cook's progress from obscurity to fame and, eventually, to infamy--a story that, until now, has never been fully told.
A Narrative Of The Death Of Captain James Cook
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Author : David Samwell
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-06
A Narrative Of The Death Of Captain James Cook written by David Samwell and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-06 with Fiction categories.
This book is a detailed account of the events leading to the famous explorer's untimely death in Hawaii. It delves into Cook's extensive travels and accomplishments, including his mapping of Newfoundland and his numerous voyages in the Pacific, which saw him make the first European contact with the eastern coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. The fatal error of Cook's final voyage is explored in-depth, revealing how his decision to kidnap the ruling chief of Hawaii in exchange for a stolen longboat ultimately led to his demise at Kealakekua Bay. This book provides a comprehensive look at one of history's most famous explorers and his tragic end.
The Death Of Captain Cook
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Author : Gavin Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 1978
The Death Of Captain Cook written by Gavin Kennedy and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Explorers categories.
The Death Of Captain Cook
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Author : John Cawte Beaglehole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
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A Narrative Of The Death Of Captain James Cook
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Author : David Samwell
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-08-01
A Narrative Of The Death Of Captain James Cook written by David Samwell and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with categories.
To those who have perused the account of the last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, the following sheets may, at first sight, appear superfluous. The author, however, being of the opinion, that the event of Captain Cook's death has not yet been so explicitly related as the importance of it required, trusts that this Narrative will not be found altogether a repetition of what is already known. At the same time, he wishes to add his humble testimony to the merit of the account given of this transaction by Captain King. Its brevity alone can afford an excuse for this publication, the object of which is to give a more particular relation of that unfortunate affair, which he finds is in general but imperfectly understood. He thinks himself warranted in saying this, from having frequently observed, that the public opinion seemed to attribute the loss of Captain Cook's life, in some measure, to rashness or too much confidence on his side; whereas nothing can be more ill-founded or unjust. It is, therefore, a duty which his friends owe to his character, to have the whole affair candidly and fully related, whatever facts it may involve, that may appear of a disagreeable nature to individuals. The author is confident, that if Captain King could have foreseen, that any wrong opinion respecting Captain Cook, would have been the consequence of omitting some circumstances relative to his death; the goodnatured motive that induced him to be silent, would not have stood a moment in competition with the superior call of justice to the memory of his friend.
The Death Of Captain Cook And Other Writings
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Author : David Samwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Death Of Captain Cook And Other Writings written by David Samwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
No aspect of the voyages of Captain Cook have been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. Introductory essays contextualize Samwell's contribution within this period of Pacific maritime history.
A Narrative Of The Death Of Captain James Cook
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Author : David Samwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-13
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To those who have perused the account of the last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, the following sheets may, at first sight, appear superfluous. The author, however, being of the opinion, that the event of Captain Cook's death has not yet been so explicitly related as the importance of it required, trusts that this Narrative will not be found altogether a repetition of what is already known. At the same time, he wishes to add his humble testimony to the merit of the account given of this transaction by Captain King. Its brevity alone can afford an excuse for this publication, the object of which is to give a more particular relation of that unfortunate affair, which he finds is in general but imperfectly understood. He thinks himself warranted in saying this, from having frequently observed, that the public opinion seemed to attribute the loss of Captain Cook's life, in some measure, to rashness or too much confidence on his side; whereas nothing can be more ill-founded or unjust. It is, therefore, a duty which his friends owe to his character, to have the whole affair candidly and fully related, whatever facts it may involve, that may appear of a disagreeable nature to individuals. The author is confident, that if Captain King could have foreseen, that any wrong opinion respecting Captain Cook, would have been the consequence of omitting some circumstances relative to his death; the goodnatured motive that induced him to be silent, would not have stood a moment in competition with the superior call of justice to the memory of his friend. This publication, he is satisfied, would not have been disapproved of by Captain King, for whose memory he has the highest esteem, and to whose friendship he is under many obligations. He is sanguine enough to believe that it will serve to remove a supposition, in this single instance, injurious to the memory of Captain Cook, who was no less distinguished for his caution and prudence, than for his eminent abilities and undaunted resolution. The late appearance of this Narrative has been owing to the peculiar situation of the writer, whose domestic residence is at a great distance from the metropolis, and whose duty frequently calls him from home for several months together. He has the pleasure of adding, that, in publishing the following account of Captain Cook's death, he acts in concurrence with the opinion of some very respectable persons.
Captain Cook
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1825
Captain Cook written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1825 with Explorers categories.
The Death Of Captain James Cook
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Author : Constantine Michael Hotimsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
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Life And Death Of Captain James Cook As The Hawaiian God Lono
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Author : Lars-Benja Braasch
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2009-04
Life And Death Of Captain James Cook As The Hawaiian God Lono written by Lars-Benja Braasch and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Constance, course: The Sunset State, 6 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: On January 17th 1779, the HMS Resolution, under the command of Captain James Cook, and the HMS Discovery under the command of Captain Charles Clerke anchored for the first time in a shallow bay on the west of Hawaii, which the natives called Kealakekua Bay. Immediately, the ships were surrounded by a huge crowd of Indians, either swimming around them or circling them in canoes. Cook describes the situation in his journal: "I have no where in this Sea seen such a number of people assembled at one place, besides those in the Canoes all the Shore of the bay was covered with people and hundreds were swimming about the Ships like shoals of fish". Due to a lack of understanding the native's language, Cook and his crew had no chance of realizing that all those people had gathered not only to greet strangers from across the ocean, but to celebrate the arrival of their god Lono, who was believed to have sailed across the ocean in search of his wife "in time immemorial" and was due to return. In his last journal-entry Cook writes: "... to enrich our voyage with a discovery which, though the last, seemed, in every respect, to be the most important that had hitherto been made by Europeans throughout the extent of the Pacific Ocean" [...]