Full of realistic action, lush descriptions of places and events, and fascinating historical characters such as King George III and the soon-to-be-notorious Master William Bligh, Dugard's gripping account of the life and death of Captain James Cook is a thrilling story of a discoverer hell-bent on going farther than any man.
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A thoroughly readable biography of the famed sea captain and explorer. . . . [General readers are] likely to enjoy Dugard's well-made narrative, and to come away sharing his abundant admiration for the admirable-and ultimately unfortunate-Cook.
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Kirkus