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The Death of Captain Cook: A Hero Made and Unmade (Profiles in History)
The Death of Captain Cook A Hero Made and Unmade - Profiles in History
Author: Glyn Williams
Since first reported to the world in 1780, the death of Captain Cook on a Hawaiian beach the previous year has been revered, celebrated, and shrouded in mystery. Simultaneously called a hero and an antihero, a ruthless invader, and a torchbearer of the Enlightenment, Cook’s reputation grew as much out of the moving story of his death as ou...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674031944
ISBN-10: 0674031946
Publication Date: 1/15/2009
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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