Details the life and expeditions of Captain James Cook, discussing his childhood, family, exploratory voyages, search for the Northwest Passage, and death.
The author provides an account of his adventures tracing the voyages of eighteenth-century explorer Captain James Cook in an attempt to discover whether Cook had a lasting influence on the places he "discovered, " and hoping to learn what drove Cook to make such dangerous journeys.
Recounts Captain James Cook's three epic journeys across the Pacific ocean, describing the hardships Cook and his men faced, the new lands they found, and their impressions of the unique people and cultures they encountered.