Table of Contents

INTRODUCTORY Chapter I OCEAN PROBLEMS OF THE 18TH CENTURY Chapter II COOK'S EARLY LIFE AND CAREER "THE FIRST VOYAGE, 1786-1771" Chapter III PREPARATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS "Chapter IV TAHITI, 1769" "Chapter V NEW ZEALAND, 1769-70" "Chapter VI EASTERN AUSTRALIA, 1770" Chapter VII THE VOYAGE CONCLUDED "THE SECOND VOYAGE, 1772-1775" Chapter VIII SEEKING THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT "Chapter IX THE ANTARCTIC, 1772-3" "Chapter X SEARCHING THE PACIFIC, 1773" "Chapter XI THE ANTARCTIC, 1773-4" "Chapter XII SEARCHING THE PACIFIC, 1774" "Chapter XIII THE ANTARCTIC AND HOME, 1774-5" Chapter XIV COOK HONOURED IN ENGLAND "THE THIRD VOYAGE, 1776-1780" Chapter XV PREPARATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS Chapter XVI THE CENTRAL PACIFIC "Chapter XVII THE DISCOVERY OF HAWAII, 1778" "Chapter XVIII THE NORTH AMERICAN COAST, 1779" "Chapter XIX THE DEATH OF JAMES COOK, 1780" CONCLUSION Chapter XX THE MAN AND HIS ACHIEVEMENTS