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Excerpt from Voyages of Discoveries Around the World, Vol. 3 of 3: Successively Undertaken by the Hon. Commodore Byron in 1764, Captains Wallis and Carteret in 1766, and Captain Cook in the Years 1768 to 1789 Inclusive Particulars of Lieutenant Cook, Joseph Banks, and Dr. Solander - Cause and Preparations for the Voyage - Passage to Madeira - Unkind Reception at Rio de Janeiro - Proceed to the Entrance of the Streight of La Maire - Terra del Fuego - Various Transactions - Discoveries - Descriptions, &c. Merit, it is said, often descends to the grave unknown, but that it sometimes bursts forth from obscurity, is sufficiently proved by our present navigator, whose nautical skill and enterprising spirit were his only introductions to the world. James Cook was born at Marston, in Cleveland, a village near Great Ayton, Yorkshire, October 27, 1728. He was of humble parentage, and when about two years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, to Great Ayton, where the elder Mr. Cook was appointed to superintend a considerable farm; in which employment he was assisted by his son, during his tender years. At the age of 13, he was placed under the tuition of Mr. Pullen, a school-master at Ayton, who taught him arithmetic and book-keeping. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Full title: Voyages of Discoveries Around the World, Vol. 3 of 3
• Subtitle: Successively Undertaken by the Hon. Commodore Byron in 1764, Captains Wallis and Carteret in 1766, and Captain Cook in the Years 1768 to 1789 Inclusive (Classic Reprint)
• Author: Robert Wilson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 422
• EAN: 9781332210190
• ISBN: 9781332210190
• ID: 09827051
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Weight: 562 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. August 2015

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