Farther Than Any Man The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook

Name: Farther Than Any Man The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
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ISBN: 9780743400695

ISBN-10: 0743400690

ISBN-13: 9780743400695

Edition: 2002

Authors: Martin Dugard

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This portrait of the 18th-century explorer and adventurer draws on Captain James Cook's own journals in describing his youth as a farmboy, his career in the Royal Navy, and his leadership of three historic journeys linking his name with exploration.

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication date: 7/30/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Martin Dugard is one of today's foremost adventure writers. His work appears regularly in "GQ", "Sports Illustrated" & "Esquire". He won the 1997 Dallas Press Club "Katie" award for Best Magazine Sports Story. An avid adventurer himself, Dugard has completed the Raid Gauloises adventure race three times. He is co-holder of the Around the World Speed Record (New York New York in 31 hours, 28 minutes) & he makes his home with his wife & three boys in Orange County, California.



Prologue: Newport, Rhode Island



Land of Hopes and Dreams



Land of Hopes and Dreams



Adam Raised Cain



In the Navy



Politics



Endeavour: Living on the Edge of the World



The Great Endeavour



Rio



The Promised Land



Rendezvous



Coasting on the Edge of the World



Trapped



First Resolution: Farther Than Any Man



Local Hero



Ice



Cannibals



The Forbidden Lands



Homeward Bound



Last Resolution



Fame



The Call of Adventure



Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash



North



Lono


Epilogue: Captain Cook, Hawaii