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COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES &  ROBERT WELSCH - Voyages of Discovery

Title: Voyages of Discovery
Description: Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1993. Reprint. Softcover. ISBN: 0897333160. Only slight wear to card covers; A bright, solid book.; 8 X 5.02 X 1.18 inches; 505 pages; "Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands.". Very Good+ .

Keywords: 0897333160 Cook, James hawaii polynesia Exploration EXPLORATION MARITIME

Price: US$ 14.99 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 16927

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