Magnificent Voyage: An American Adventurer on Captain James Cook's Final Expedition

By: Laurie Lawlor

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Synopsis: When Captain James Cook set off on his third and final voyage in 1776, a crew of intrepid and perhaps naive men sailed with him, including a twenty-five-year-old American named John Ledyard. This riveting account based on Ledyard's journal brings dramatic events of that historic voyage to life, including the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands by Europeans, and the desperate attempts to find the Northwest Passage along the treacherous Alaskan coast. Maps, time line, biographies of the expedition's crew members, source notes, and index are included.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 236 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780823415755
Publisher:: Holiday House, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 07/05/10
Copyrighted By:: Laurie Lawlor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Australiana
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.