Captain Cook: Master of the Seas

This "thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated" biography presents a nuanced portrait of the renowned 18th century navigator (The Wall Street Journal).

The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with bold adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook through the lens of colonial exploitation, regarding him as a villain. While they raise impor...