Captain Cook's war and peace : the Royal Navy years, 1755-1768 / John Robson.

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Robson, John, 1949-

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TextPublication details: Barnsley [England] : Seaforth Pub., 2009.Description: viii, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9781848320338
1848320337

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G246.C7 .R54

Contents:

Captain Cook's war, 1755-1762 -- Joining the Royal Navy, 1755 -- HMS Eagle, 1755-1757 -- HMS Solebay, 1757 -- HMS Pembroke, 1757-1758 -- Louisbourg, 1758 -- Surveyor, 1758 -- Quebec, 1759 -- HMS Northumberland, 1759-1761 -- St John's, newfoundland, 1762 -- Captain Cook's peace, 1763-1768 -- Newfoundland, 1763 -- Northern peninsula, 1764 -- South coast of Newfoundland, 1765 -- South-west coast of Newfoundland, 1766 -- West coast of Newfoundland, 1767 -- HMB Endeavour, 1768.

Summary: Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? As this new book shows, by that date he had become supremely and uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration.

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Author works at the University of Waikato.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and index.

Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? As this new book shows, by that date he had become supremely and uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration.

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