This book tells the story of the first landing of Captain Cook on the east coast of Australia in 1770.

New York Times Bestseller: A Pulitzer Prize–winning author retraces the voyages of Captain James Cook: “Alternately hilarious, poignant, and insightful.”

The story of the 1768 expedition to the South Pacific on HMS Endeavour, through the eyes of the one-handed cook.--back of book.

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and deba

Cook's three voyages of discovery, which took place between 1768 and 1779, are among the most remarkable achievements in the history of exploration. Cook charte