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Captain James Cook

By: Rob Mundle
Narrated by: Paul English
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From Sailor to Legend - the story of Captain James Cook.

Captain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers of all time. Over three remarkable voyages of discovery into the Pacific in the latter part of the 18th century, Cook unravelled the oldest mystery surrounding the existence of Terra Australis Incognita - the Great South Land. He became the first explorer to circumnavigate New Zealand and establish that it was two main islands; discover the Hawaiian Islands for the British Empire; and left an enduring legacy.

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.

©2013 Rob Mundle (P)2017 Bolinda Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Expeditions & Discoveries World Sailing Royal Navy Imperialism

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Never new the story and this blew my mind. The reading was perfectly matched to the story.

Amazing

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Very enjoyable and an amazing account of his adventures. Recommend the time investment to listen.

Enjoyable

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An excellent, fascinating history and very good narration other than some mispronounced naval terms. These really are 'sand in the oyster ' moments that do more than irritate. They imply a lack of care and also diminish the credibility of the narrator. It's curious that, in so many audio books, these errors are missed by editors.

Excellent story but some irritating pronunciation

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Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book, full of new facts (to me) Highly recommended.

History

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This is a very good listen. It moves along at a good pace. Very interesting indeed even for one that doesn't know anything about the man or the time like me.

Very entertaining and educational.

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I read the book a while back and to listen to the audio version has been a joy.

A joy to listen to

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Just what I want in an audio book. Great story which of course is fact. Amazing undertaking which was the landing on the moon of their day. Hard to comprehend how tough the life on these voyages would have been and how amazing seeing things and people no one else had encountered.
Enjoyed.

Enjoyable

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Very engaging narrative which is very descriptive and this lends itself to a great listen.

Great Story well written and read.

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I downloaded this book half-expecting it to be a long, tedious affair I would have to force myself to finish. However, I could not have been more wrong. This book is interesting, fascinating and full of action already from the introduction, and the author had my full attention throughout the final words.

I was not familiar with Captain Cook before listening to this book, and the book does not assume any prior knowledge. Furthermore, the book is easy to follow, and the narrator does a great job capturing the energy of the stories narrated. The story is full of details from different sources (journals, letters, newspapers), and the author has put it all together excellently to give the reader/listener a unique insight into the life of the captain.

Thank you for giving me 16 h of pure enjoyment!

This blew my mind

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This book explores the life and death of a truly unique man. I will gladly revisit many times. Impeccably narrated.

Fabulous. Enlightening read. Tied all the togethe.

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