Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 943 Cook, James 1728 1779 Cook, Captain (James) Cooke, James Wharton, W. J. L. (William James Lloyd) 1843 1905 Wharton, William James Lloyd, Sir Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Made in H. M. Bark "Endeavour", 1768-71 Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Sue Asscher and Col Choat "Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World" by James Cook is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work features a literal transcription of Cook's original manuscripts that detail his significant first voyage aboard H.M. Bark "Endeavour," highlighting his explorations and discoveries across the Pacific, including encounters with new lands and peoples. The opening portion of the book sets the stage for understanding the importance of Cook's narrative, explaining how his journal offers a firsthand look at one of the most celebrated voyages of exploration in history. It describes the excitement of the time and the expectations of scientific discovery, as well as the challenges Cook and his crew faced. The introduction details the genesis of the journal's publication, discussing prior misrepresentations in formal accounts of the voyage and emphasizing the need for an authentic recounting from Cook's own perspective. It lays a foundation for the reader to appreciate the unique insights and experiences Cook documented throughout the journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800 G Text Australia New Zealand Travel Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1342234 1340815 2024-10-04T05:48:35.235528 2023-10-04T06:01:20.970470 text/html text/html 1335297 2012-08-24T16:28:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2484744 2012-08-24T16:29:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2111843 2024-10-04T05:48:49.688427 application/epub+zip 2129082 2024-10-04T05:48:39.882481 application/epub+zip 538562 2024-10-04T05:48:38.156522 application/epub+zip 2616370 2024-10-04T05:48:57.772388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2578924 2024-10-04T05:48:48.433442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779869 2022-09-04T08:53:30.705103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1325728 1325708 2024-10-04T05:48:33.661514 2023-10-04T06:01:19.581460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1325465 2012-08-24T16:28:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450422 2012-08-24T16:29:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20845 2024-10-04T05:48:57.910385 application/rdf+xml 25122 2024-10-04T05:48:38.750489 image/jpeg 4638 2024-10-04T05:48:38.460495 image/jpeg 2150476 2024-10-04T05:48:35.378574 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia