James Cook
The Story Behind the Man Who Mapped the World
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Narrateur(s):
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Michael Carman
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Auteur(s):
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Peter FitzSimons
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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 debated.
But who was the real James Cook?
This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, scientist, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond.
With his masterful storytelling talent, Peter FitzSimons brings the real James Cook to life. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of the Endeavour, where Cook first set foot on Australian and New Zealand soil, FitzSimons contrasts Cook against another figure who looms large in Australasian history: Joseph Banks, the aristocratic botanist.
As they left England, Banks, a rich, famous playboy, was everything that Cook was not. The voyage tested Cook's character and would help define his legacy.
Now, 240 years after James Cook's death, FitzSimons reveals what kind of man James was at heart. His strengths, his weaknesses, his passions and pursuits, failures and successes.
James Cook reveals the man behind the myth.
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- 2022-01-07
good but not another mutiny
I got here, like some other readers, from listening to the author's mutiny on the bounty. This book is good, but definitely not as solid, though the narration remains impeccable..
My issues are: 1- the author didn't present the reader with enough historical context here. They kept speaking of the great Southern land which I took to be Australia. But I guess they knew something of Australia (called new Holland) but maybe not the size of it and they assumed there was a bigger landmass than Australia. This is not clear from the book.
2 - pacing: the book starts with Cook as a child and follows him closely until his first southern voyage. This voyage is described in minute details. The rest of Cook's life is then told very quickly in the epilogue including his death (something I wanted more information on). also the connections to the bounty characters are only barely touched on.
3- cook is always described as a calm and just man. In the epilogue the author says cook changed to become angry and not as fair. That said, there is not enough info on how and why this takes place.
Overall, not a bad book, but does not live up to high expectations of the mutiny account.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- kevin
- 2022-02-11
Brilliant
All around brilliant content and what can I say about the voice narrator he is hands down the best for this kind of book.
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