Captain Cook's Pacific Explorations (Great Journeys Across Earth) - Softcover

Bingham, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0431191336 ISBN 13: 9780431191331

Publisher: Raintree, 2008

Synopsis

How many times did Captain Cook cross the Pacific? Where was he forced to turn back by walls of ice--twice? Why did he meet such a tragic end? More than 200 years ago, Captain James Cook guided his small wooden sailing ship on three truly epic voyages across uncharted oceans. As one of the world’s greatest-ever navigators and explorers, he journeyed much farther than most jet-setting travellers fly today. Discover how Cook and his crew visited lands where Europeans had never set foot. Find out how they suffered tremendous hardship at sea, yet mapped thousands of miles of strange coastlines, marvelled at the customs of local people, and recorded all kinds of exotic wildlife.

About this title

About the Author

Jane Bingham is an experienced writer for young adults. She has written over 100 nonfiction books on a variety of topics. Jane has a first class degree in English Literature and an M. Phil in History of Art and is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. She has two sons and three stepsons and lives in Oxford, England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Raintree
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0431191336
• ISBN 13: 9780431191331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48