The Fatal Voyage: Captain Cook's Last Great Journey

by Peter Aughton

Book Overview

Cook was the greatest explorer of his age and his voyages of discovery are the stuff of legend. During two long journeys, he circumnavigated the globe twice, charted the east coast of Australia, the whole of New Zealand and many islands in the Pacific. "The Fatal Voyage" is the story of Cook's final journey when he led his most dangerous and fabled expedition to search for the elusive Pacific entrance to the North West Passage. He set sail from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845114043
• ISBN13: 9781845114046
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.8"