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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.
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