James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific (Explorers of New Worlds)

Examines the life of explorer James Cook, focusing on his expeditions through the Pacific Ocean, exploring Tahiti, Australia, and New Zealand. James Cook......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Fish Come Alive as People......Page 7 Cook’s Early Life......Page 16 The Endeavour......Page 24 Tahiti and the Secret Orders......Page 31 The Voyage to the Bottom of the World......Page 41 Cook’s Final Voyage......Page 50 Chronology......Page 59 Further Reading......Page 63 Index......Page 64 Examines the life and career of eighteenth-century English navigator and mapmaker James Cook, focusing on his exploration of the South Pacific This book describes the life of James Cook who explored the South Pacific and became the first European to land at the Hawaiian islands Cook explored the South Pacific in the 1760s and 1770s