TY - BOOK AU - Cook,Captain James AU - Welsch,Robert AU - Welsch,Robert L. AU - Welsch,Robert TI - Voyages of Discovery SN - 9780897338813 AV - G420.C62 -- .C66 1993eb U1 - 910/.924 PY - 2005/// CY - Chicago PB - Chicago Review Press KW - Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 -- Travel KW - Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 KW - Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 KW - Electronic books N1 - Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- First Voyage of Discovery -- Second Voyage of Discovery -- Third Voyage of Discovery N2 - Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1717189 ER -