Table of Contents

1. The North Sea; 2. The Navy; 3. The master; 4. Newfoundland; 5. Scientific background; 6. Preparations; 7. Passage to Tahiti; 8. Tahiti; 9. New Zealand; 10. New South Wales; 11. Batavia to England; 12. England 1771-1772; 13. England to New Zealand; 14. The first island sweep; 15. The Antarctic again; 16. The second island sweep; 17. From New Zealand to England; 18. England 1775-1776; 19. A third voyage; 20. England to New Zealand again; 21. New Zealand to Tonga; 22. Last days at Tahiti; 23. To New Albion; 24. The North-West Coast; 25. Kealakekua Bay; 26. End of a voyage; 27. Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

Reviews

'Definitive is a word to use sparingly, but it applies to this life of Cook ... The book abounds in fresh insights and fascinating information.' The American Historical Review