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Title: Captain Cook in New South Wales; Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay
Note: Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Captain Cook in New South Wales; Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay" by James Bonwick is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book investigates the discrepancies and controversies surrounding Captain Cook's voyages, particularly focusing on the naming of significant locations such as Botany Bay. It delves into the sources and accuracy of the narrative presented by Dr. Hawkesworth, who documented Cook's voyage aboard the HMS Endeavour, raising questions about the authorship and credibility of historical records. In this detailed examination, Bonwick meticulously analyzes various logs, journals, and accounts relating to Cook's exploration of New South Wales. He contends that several original documents, particularly those written by Cook and his crew, do not support the official narrative that identifies Botany Bay and New South Wales, suggesting that these names were adopted later without proper attribution. Throughout the text, Bonwick seeks to uncover the truth behind the historical narrative, the motivations of the authors, and the influences that may have distorted the representation of Cook's contributions to the discovery of Australia. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bonwick, James, 1817-1906
EBook No.: 57344
Published: Jun 17, 2018
Downloads: 40
Language: English
Subject: Cook, James, 1728-1779
Subject: Botany Bay (N.S.W.) -- History
Subject: New South Wales -- History -- To 1788
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Captain Cook in New South Wales; Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay
Note: Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from scans of public domain works at The National
Library of Australia.)
Summary: "Captain Cook in New South Wales; Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay" by James Bonwick is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book investigates the discrepancies and controversies surrounding Captain Cook's voyages, particularly focusing on the naming of significant locations such as Botany Bay. It delves into the sources and accuracy of the narrative presented by Dr. Hawkesworth, who documented Cook's voyage aboard the HMS Endeavour, raising questions about the authorship and credibility of historical records. In this detailed examination, Bonwick meticulously analyzes various logs, journals, and accounts relating to Cook's exploration of New South Wales. He contends that several original documents, particularly those written by Cook and his crew, do not support the official narrative that identifies Botany Bay and New South Wales, suggesting that these names were adopted later without proper attribution. Throughout the text, Bonwick seeks to uncover the truth behind the historical narrative, the motivations of the authors, and the influences that may have distorted the representation of Cook's contributions to the discovery of Australia. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bonwick, James, 1817-1906
EBook No.: 57344
Published: Jun 17, 2018
Downloads: 40
Language: English
Subject: Cook, James, 1728-1779
Subject: Botany Bay (N.S.W.) -- History
Subject: New South Wales -- History -- To 1788
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.