JAMES COOK

The following are a small selection of titles on this subject to complement our information sheet.

•  BARROW, J.  Captain Cook’s voyages of discovery  London: Dent, 1967

•  COLLINGRIDGE, V.  Captain Cook: obsession and betrayal in the New World  London: Ebury Press, 2002  ISBN 0091879132

•  HOUGH, R.  Captain James Cook: a biography  London: Coronet, 1995 ISBN 0340617233

• LLOYD, C.  Captain Cook  London: Faber & Faber, 1949

• MUIR, J.  The life and achievements of Captain James Cook: explorer, navigator, surveyor and physician. London: Blackie, 1939

•  PALUKA, F.  The three voyages of Captain Cook Pittsberg, Penn: Beta Phi Mu, 1974  ISBN 0910230102

•  ROBSON, J.   Captain Cook’s world: maps of the life and voyages of James Cook RN  London: Chatham, 2001 ISBN 1861761813

•  ROBSON, J.  The Captain Cook encyclopedia  London: Chatham, 2004 ISBN 1861762255

•  STAMP, C. & STAMP, T.  James Cook: maritime scientist. Whitby: Caedman of Whitby, 1978  ISBN 0905355040

•  VILLIERS, A.  Captain Cook: the seaman’s seaman: a  study of the great discoverer. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978  ISBN 0340226285

These books may be stocked by your local public library or may be made available through the inter-library lending service. Please enquire at your local branch.

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