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Autore |
Cook James <1728-1779, > |
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Titolo |
Voyages of discovery / / Captain Cook ; compiled by John Barrow ; with a new introduction by Robert Welsch ; cover design and art by Matthew Nutting |
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Chicago, Illinois : , : Academy Chicago Publishers, , 1993 |
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©1993 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (528 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Voyages around the world |
Explorers - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover ; Title Page ; Half Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Introduction ; First Voyage of Discovery ; Second Voyage of Discovery ; Third Voyage of Discovery |
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<div></div>Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands. |
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