Captain Cook in Alaska and the North Pacific

• Author(s): James K. Barnett,
• Publisher: Todd Communications
• Pages: 304
• ISBN_10: 157833408X
  ISBN_13: 9781578334087
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers , History / Expeditions & Discoveries , Travel / General ,

Description:... This true-to-life narrative explains Cook's preparations for his Alaska journey at Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, his 179 day journey in Alaskan waters and the events that led to his murder near Nealakekua on the island of Hawaii. This is the only book written about Captain James Cook's time in Alaska during the summer of 1778.