Cook by Rob Mundle

Rob Mundle

ISBN 10: 073333234X / ISBN 13: 9780733332340

Published by ABC Books, Sydney NSW, 2013

About this Item

Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine.?Interior and binding are still excellent. Rob Mundle introduces us to an unlikely sailor in a teenage Cook who through the combination of hard-won skills as a seafarer, the talents of a self-taught navigator and surveyor, and an exceptional ability to lead and care for his men, climbed the ranks of the Royal Navy to achieve legendary status among all who sailed and mapped the world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cook by Rob Mundle
• Publisher: ABC Books, Sydney NSW
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 073333234X
• ISBN 13: 9780733332340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 24W x 16.5H x 4.5D centimeters 24 centimeters width by 16.5 centimeters height by 4.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 0.8 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Subjects - Shipwrecks and Maritime History
  • Subjects - Biography & Memoir - Men Biography
  • Secondhand Books

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Synopsis

Captain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers of all time -- only the acclaimed fifteenth-century explorers, Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama, can stand with him.

Bestselling author of FATAL STORM, BLIGH and FLINDERS, Rob Mundle explores the life and travels of James Cook in a major new biography for lovers of adventure and the romance of sail.

Over three remarkable voyages of discovery into the Pacific in the latter part of the eighteenth century, Cook unravelled the centuries-old mystery surrounding the existence of the great south land, Terra Australis Incognita; became the first explorer to circumnavigate New Zealand and prove it comprised two main islands; discovered the Hawaiian Islands; and much more. Cook was a man who pursued a teenager's dream that evolved from a chance encounter in a small seafront village on the east coast of England. It was a dream that became a reality and transported him to legendary status among all who mapped the world, on land and sea. Through the combination of hard-won skills as a seafarer, the talents of a self-taught navigator and surveyor, and an exceptional ability to lead and care for his men, Cook contributed to changing the shape of the world map more than anyone else.

About the Author

Rob Mundle OAM is a bestselling author, journalist and competitive sailor whose family heritage is with the sea, dating back to his great-great-grandfather, who was the master of square-riggers. Rob has spent a lifetime combining his passions for sailing and writing. He has written thirteen books - including the international bestseller FATAL STORM - reported on more than 40 Sydney-to-Hobart yacht races (and competed in three), and covered seven America's Cups, four Olympics and numerous international events. He is the winner of many sailing championships and has been a competitor in local and international contests.