Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries

By William Henry Giles Kingston

Book Overview

Among all those Englishmen who, from a humble origin, have risen to an honourable position, Captain James Cook is especially worthy of record. His parents were of the peasant class-his father having commenced life as a farm-labourer, and his mother being a cottager's daughter. Probably, however, they were both superior to others of the same station, as the husband, in process of time, became farm-bailiff to his employer-a Mr Thomas Skottowe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514777908
• ISBN13: 9781514777909
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"