The Life of Captain James Cook
, by Kitson, Arthur- ISBN: 9781406876581 | 1406876585
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/30/2008
Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer. Ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, Cook made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, achieving the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia, the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation and mapping of Newfoundland and New Zealand.