James Cook

A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 1

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Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035

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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include how to swim, Navajo silversmithing…

The First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1

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In May 1768, the Admiralty commissioned the 39-year old Cook to command a scientific voyage to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the 1…

A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2

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Having disproved the myth of Terra Australis Incognita (The unknown Southern Continent), Cook returns to New Zealand via the Friendly Island…

The First Voyage of James Cook Volume 2

Read by David Cole

Following his discovery and circumnavigation of New Zealand recorded in Volume 1, Cook sailed westwards to Australia, whose east coast was a…