The Life of Captain James Cook, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Life of Captain James Cook, Vol. 1Moft authentic kind, and derived from the molt refpeétable fources. My obligations of this na ture are, indeed, very great, and call for my warmelt gratitude. The dates and facts relative to Captain Cook's different promotions are taken from the books of the Admiralty by the dirce tion of the noble Lord who is at the head of that Board, and the favour of Mr. Stephens. I embrace with pleafure this Opportunity of men tioning, that, in the courfe of my life, I have experienced, in feveral inftances, lord howe's.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.