"Captain Cook's enduring claim to fame is that in three extraordinary voyages to the Pacific he redrew the map of the world. The news that reached London in 178

No aspect of the voyages of Captain Cook have been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the viv

Maritime historian James K. Barnett discovered extraordinary journals and paintings of Captain James Cook's demanding final voyage languishing in Australian arc

In a style that is more detective story than conventional biography, Williams explores the multiple narratives of Cook's death. In short, Williams examines the

David Samwell (15 October 1751 - 23 November 1798) was a Welsh naval surgeon and poet. He was an important supporter of Welsh cultural organisations and was kno