The Death of Captain Cook

by Glyn Williams

Book Overview

Since first reported to the world in 1780, the death of Captain Cook on a Hawaiian beach the previous year has been revered, celebrated, and shrouded in mystery. Simultaneously called a hero and an antihero, a ruthless invader, and a torchbearer of the Enlightenment, Cook's reputation grew as much out of the moving story of his death as out of his adventures while he lived.

In a style that is more detective story than conventional biography,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674031946
• ISBN13: 9780674031944
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"