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Newly digitized records reveal how Indigenous people shared their knowledge of New Zealand's plants with Captain Cook's crew
On October 6, 1769, a sailor on Captain James Cook’s research vessel, the Endeavour, serendipitously earned himself a gallon of rum. He had just spotted the east coast of New Zealand, and his ...
"Edited from the original manuscripts by J.C. Beaglehole with the assistance of J.A. Williamson, J.W. Davidson, and R.A. Skelton." Vol. 4 has imprint: London : The ...
After decades of underwater research, archaeologists confirmed the wreck RI2394 as Captain James Cook’s long-lost Endeavour.
"This new encyclopaedia aims to provide answers on all aspects of the life and voyages of Captain James Cook, and the people, places, events and ships associated with the great explorer. Researched ...
In 1727 James Cook was born at Marton near Middlesbrough, then part of the North Riding, and spent his boyhood in the village ...
In 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an ...
A Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Martin Luther King Jr. The fatal last voyage of Capt. James Cook. Our passion for the pigskin, in 100 memorable moments. And the improbable success story of the ...
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