The Life of Captain James CookStanford University Press, 01.04.1992 - 760 Seiten Captain Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world has had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to do justice to the man and his achievements. Professor J.C. Beaglehole, the leading authority on Pacific exploration, devoted himself for many years to the editing of Cook's copious Journals, a monument of scholarship in four massive volumes, and the Journal of Josepph Banks who accompanied Cook in the Endeavor. The Journals completed, Beaglehole turn to writing as the crown of his life's work this biography of Cook, which was completed but for a final checking when he died. This is not merely a chronological account of events in Cook's life but a deeply revealing study of the growth of a complex character, stubborn and passionate yet patient and judicious, seen in his actions as an unrivalled navigator and explorer and as a commander of men. Those who influenced Cook from childhood up, and those who sailed with him on his voyages, are as clearly and surely drawn as the man himself. The author's first-hand knowledge of the Pacific Islands and the coasts of New Zealand and Australia give a warmth and actuality to the narrative, while his impeccable scholarship and skill in handling the mass of documentary material, his wit, and his elegant literary style, confirm the expectration that this is one of the great historical biographies. |
Inhalt
CHAPTER PAGE I THE NORTH SEA I | 1 |
THE NAVY | 15 |
THE MASTER | 26 |
NEWFOUNDLAND | 60 |
SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND | 99 |
PREPARATIONS | 128 |
PASSAGE TO TAHITI | 153 |
TAHITI | 172 |
THE SECOND ISLAND SWEEP | 380 |
FROM NEW ZEALAND TO ENGLAND | 424 |
ENGLAND 17751776 | 442 |
A THIRD VOYAGE | 472 |
ENGLAND TO NEW ZEALAND AGAIN | 506 |
NEW ZEALAND TO TONGA | 525 |
LAST DAYS AT TAHITI | 549 |
TO NEW ALBION | 571 |
NEW ZEALAND | 196 |
NEW SOUTH WALES | 226 |
BATAVIA TO ENGLAND | 257 |
ENGLAND 17711772 | 273 |
ENGLAND TO NEW ZEALAND | 306 |
THE FIRST ISLAND SWEEP | 331 |
THE ANTARCTIC AGAIN | 357 |
THE NORTHWEST COAST | 591 |
KEALAKEKUA BAY | 637 |
END OF A VOYAGE | 673 |
EPILOGUE | 689 |
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735 | |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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