The Social History of English Seamen, 1485-1649
The Social History of English Seamen, 1485-1649

Author: Cheryl A. Fury

Publisher: DS Brewer

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1843836890

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Investigates the lives of common sailors engaged in commerce, exploration, privateering and piracy, and naval actions during Tudor and Stuart periods.

The Voyages of Captain Cook
The Voyages of Captain Cook

Author: James Cook

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9781840221008

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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 charted vast areas of the globe with astonishing accuracy, and the voyages also made a significant contribution towards solving some of the great problems of cartography and navigation.With crews containing gifted sailors and navigators, as well as botanists, painters and scientists, Cook provides the link between the speculative, profit-hungry voyages of the Elizabethan seafarers and the scientific expeditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.