Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada: The Adventurer and map Maker'S Formative Years [Audiobook] download free by Jerry Lockett
- Listen audiobook: Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada: The Adventurer and map Maker'S Formative Years
- Author: Jerry Lockett
- Release date: 2011/1/27
- Publisher: FORMAC PUBLISHING,CANADA
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9780887809200
- Rating: 9.43 of 10
- Votes: 316
- Review by: Lucy Gooden
- Review rating: 7.25 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/22
- Duration: 3H14M34S in 256 kbps (51.2 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-25
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA Lossless, AAC, MPEG4, WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC (compression TZO, ZIP, TAR.LZO, ARC, TGZ, BZ, RAR)
- Total pages original book: 256
- Includes a PDF summary of 30 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 22M49S (6 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: The skills, knowledge and experience that took Captain James Cook to the South Seas and around the world seemed to come out of nowhere. In fact, as author Jerry Lockett has discovered, their foundation was laid during the time he spent in Atlantic Canada. His experiences on Canada's east coast and the naval men he met there shaped him to become one of the most successful explorers of all time.Cook arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1758 as a competent but undistinguished warrant officer in Britain's Royal Navy. Over the next nine years he learned the complex skill of navigation and prepared many detailed maps of the coastline and key harbours. He left nine years later with the skills and reputation that made him an obvious choice to lead a voyage of exploration to the far side of the world.In this absorbing and well-researched biography Jerry Lockett tells us of Cook's experiences as a young man and of the influential men who became his mentors and patrons. He also describes Cook's role in the key British military actions at Louisbourg and Quebec which brought an effective end to the French regime in North America.About the AuthorJerry Lockett is a writer and editor. A two-time Atlantic Journalism Awards finalist, his work has appeared in New Scientist, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Geographical Magazine, Equinox, Cruising World, Blue Water Sailing, and other publications.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Geographical Discovery & Exploration, Biography: Historical, Political & Military, History Of The Americas, Biography: General, Ships & Shipping
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- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 31.87 USD
- Dimensions: 152x228x17.78mm
- Weight: 471.74g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: Halifax, Canada
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