The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 3 by James King read by David Cole Part 2/3 | Full Audio Book

Описание: The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 3 by James King (1750 - 1784)
Genre(s): Travel & Geography

Read by: David Cole in English

Parts:
Part 1    • The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 3 b...  
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - 13 - Book VI, Chap. I, Pt. 2
00:24:39 - 14 - Book VI, Chap. II, Pt. 1 - Scarcity of Provisions and Stores at the Harbour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul etc.
01:02:26 - 15 - Book VI, Chap. II, Pt. 2
01:39:21 - 16 - Book VI, Chap. III, Pt. 1 - Continuation of Transactions in the Harbour of St. Peter and St. Paul. etc.
02:14:20 - 17 - Book VI, Chap. III, Pt. 2
02:46:22 - 18 - Book VI, Chap. IV, Pt. 1 - Fruitless Attempts to penetrate through the Ice to the northwest etc.
03:21:41 - 19 - Book VI, Chap. IV, Pt. 2
03:55:04 - 20 - Book VI, Chap. V, Pt. 1 - Return to the Harbour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul etc.
04:27:12 - 21 - Book VI, Chap. V, Pt. 2
05:04:17 - 22 - Book VI, Chap. V, Pt. 3
05:55:08 - 23 - Book VI, Chap. VI, Pt. 1 - General Account of Kamtschatka etc.
06:40:54 - 24 - Book VI, Chap. VI, Pt. 2

Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a young man from Raiatea, to his homeland, but in fact to attempt the discovery of the Northwest Passage (a proposed route from the Pacific to the Atlantic north of Canada). Cook commanded HMS Resolution and was accompanied by Captain Clerke commanding HMS Discovery. After sailing to the Pacific via Tenerife, Cape Town and New Zealand, Omai was returned to his home, after which Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and then mapped the West Coast of North America. After many delays, he penetrated the Bering Strait, but was unable because of ice to proceed either East or West. He eventually returned to Hawaii, where Cook was killed by the natives. Following the death of Captain Clerke from tuberculosis, the ships eventually returned to Britain under the command of Captain Gore. This third and last volume covers the death of Captain Cook, the second fruitless attempt to find the Northwest Passage, the death of Captain Clerke and the return of the expedition via Canton and the Cape of Good Hope (Summary by David Cole)

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