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By walter besant james cook, born 1728, marton, yorkshire, england, died 1779, hawaii. A biography that puts you on the quarterdeck with historys greatest sailor captain james cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers in world history. James cook was born on 27 october 1728 in a small village near middlesbrough in yorkshire. His father was a scottish migrant farmworker who allowed james to apprentice on coalcarrying boats at the age of eighteen. Life of captain james cook first edition andrew kippis. Cook led three famous expeditions to the pacific ocean between 1768 and 1779. From sailor to legend the story of captain james cook, one of the greatest maritime explorers of all time.
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