Captain Cook - The Man Behind the Legend

Series editor John Farren writes:

In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth. In just over a decade he would add one third to the map of the known world. Vanessa Collingridge travels in his footsteps to uncover the forces that drove him to success.

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