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The Journals of Captain Cook (Penguin Classics) Paperback – Abridged, April 1, 2000

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The writings of a first-rate scientist and daring adventurer—the subject of the New York Times bestseller The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
John Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts based on Cook's journals were issued at the time, but it was not until this century that the original journals were published in Beaglehole's definitive edition. His journals tell the story of these voyages as Cook wanted it to be told, radiating the ambition, courage and skill which enabled him to carry out an unrivalled series of expeditions in dangerous waters.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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James Cook (1728-1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, accurately charting many areas and recording several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars On time
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4.0 out of 5 stars Explorer, amazing cartographer, incredible man
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You have to have tremendous admiration for Captain James Cook, for so many reasons! He had a sincere desire to discover unknown lands, incredible seaman, as to how he was stuck in The Great Barrier Reef and managed to find passage out, no easy feat at the time!

His understanding and acceptance of natives people’s says much about the man. For those who blame Capt Cook for “bringing civilization” to lands he visited have not read his journals.

Of the Aborigines he states, though they have nothing, they are happy and probably better off than Europeans, as they are all in an equal state and do not want for more material possessions, a bigger house, more expensive clothes, etc. for they do not have homes not clothes nor do they feel the need to have them, as nature has supplied them all they need in their way of thinking”.

The Journals can be very boring at times out between lands, but his observations when made are well worth struggling through the journals, which are for the British Admiralty after all. A log of the voyage.
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5.0 out of 5 stars see Cook's latitude and longitude
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022
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This may add to your pleasure of reading Cook's journal. In many places Cook gives Latitude and Longitude. You can see where he is on Google Maps or Google Earth by putting in latitude and longitude. Google Maps takes direct latitude and longitude, latitude first. Around South America both numbers are negative. Cook gives a reading around Tahiti and I put in -17 38.0 , -148 15.0 . There is a space after the hours and a comma between latititude and longitude. I guess because he's on a boat Cook never gives "seconds" in his measurements (John C. Fremont did in his journal). If he did give seconds they would be input as a decimal in the second number. Seconds are 60's based not 100 based.
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K. Raudive
5.0 out of 5 stars I read this epic while in Hawaii
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It was cool to read about Cook's journeys while staying right around the corner from where his last one tragically ended. It's amazing what a total bad*** he was, how inventive, courageous, and (at least according to him) what a moral beacon among his men he was. It is a bit sickening, of course, to see the contempt in which the British held the aboriginal peoples, but Cook seems at least a little more enlightened than most.

Midway through the second voyage, there's sort of a creepy turning point where Cook seems to lose some of his acumen, treats islanders with viciousness, and brutalizes his own men for offenses as minor as refusing to drink a vulgar sort of birch beer.

Being an unlearned man, Cook writes with an openness and ease that is uncommon in 18th century British lit. His iffy spelling is kept somewhat intact in this version, which slows it down a bit, but if nothing else, gives you a feel for how words sounded in the ear of a Regency-era farmer's son.
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William Bilyeu
3.0 out of 5 stars You can get this book free
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2018
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This is falsely advertised as the journals. It is only the journal of the first circumnavigation which can be obtained for free, which I already have. Get the journal of the first voyage and skip this.
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Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book to read if you want to read about history as it happens.
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This book is in the Capt. words, and very interesting to read.
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Jim Trethewey
4.0 out of 5 stars Probably only for die hards
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2013
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I enjoyed this book, but most people would probably get bored before reading it all the way through.
The good: includes journals of all three voyages.
The bad: some bits are left out (condensed). Cook's (mis-)spellings takes some getting used to, but adds some fun flavor to the reading. Stops very precipitously at the end in Hawaii (no Editor's notes about the events after).
For a more entertaining and readable (better spelled) account (of the first voyage only), I recommend "The Endeavor Journal" by Sir Joseph Banks. Or if you're a true die hard like me, I found reading Cook's jounal, then Banks' journal, then "A Voyage to the South Sea" by William Bligh to be a very pleasing sequence.
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E. waite
5.0 out of 5 stars the importance of a source
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I was reading "Blue Latitudes" in which the author, T.Horwitz,follows J. Cook's 3-Pacific voyages & tells of his 2000+ personal experiences in the same locales.
So, I wanted to read directly from 'Cook's Journals-via-Penguin Classics' as I read Blue Latitudes.
It has increased my understanding of both .......... so, of course this readings double experience is super.
I do realize that it requires an extensive amount of time....so, I did not read every page of the journal, but referred to several sections which expanded upon Tony Horwitz's view point.
Together, these two writings have given me a much greater insight into sailing-seafaring,the sailors,and the islanders,in the mid-latter 1700s.
And T. Horwitz's included bibliography opens the door for what could be years of profound reading for me.
So. Yea..!! Double yea to both!!!
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Bye.
Emile Waite. Newtown, Ct. 10-28-12.
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Tárek Roveran
5.0 out of 5 stars livro legal
Reviewed in Brazil on December 30, 2023
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tudo ok , recomendo
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Cliente.
5.0 out of 5 stars good
Reviewed in Italy on December 10, 2022
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Very good book!
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Kborom
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting journal
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Enjoyed reading the journal, some of the summary parts added made a difference as well. Lots to learn, I was impressed by the efforts of Cooke to avoid antagonism with the locals and was surprised that having found Australia's east coast they didn't do more to map the whole island. Well worth a read.
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jose joseph
5.0 out of 5 stars journals the great.
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it is great.what else to say?
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Veronica Hylands
5.0 out of 5 stars If You Are A History Buff....
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2012
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I bought this book for my Husband for Christmas, as he is a big History buff; esp. on the diaries of Captain Cook. We have spent several winters on the Hawaiian Islands, so his curiousity started there. He picked this book from the Amazon site. I was a bit skeptical when it arrived at the large volume of work, and the small print. Let's just say it is one week after Christmas, and he has not put it down!! He is on cloud 9! Highly recommended!!
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